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Preserved Brain Tissue Found in Victim of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption, Scientists Report
The catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago is famous for preserving its many victims in volcanic ash. New research suggests this preservation extends to the cellular level, owing to the apparent discovery of neurons in a victim whose brain was turned to glass during the eruption.
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Your Brain Tries To Change Focus Four Times Per Second, Study Finds
By the time you’re finished reading this sentence, your brain will have rapidly assessed your surroundings 14 times to see if you should focus on something else. At least, that’s what new research suggests.
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Brain Stimulation Trains Monkeys To Perform Tasks
Recall The Matrix. Neo asks Trinity if she can fly a helicopter. She can’t. This has happened to most of us. But then, she makes a phone call to Tank, who uploads the knowledge of helicopter flight directly into her brain.
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This Is What Neurons Look Like When They Communicate With Each Other
Ping! Zip! Pew! Electrical impulses speed along the neurons of the brain at high speed — and now, scientists from Harvard have genetically engineered those very cells to produce light as they do so, in order to visualise how they work.