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This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved

This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really ProvedA five-year “adversarial collaboration” of scientists led to a stagy showdown in front of an audience. It crowned no winners—but it’s still progress. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Elizabeth Finkel

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A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped

A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just DroppedThe comprehensive collection of 21 studies attempts to map all the brain’s cell types and offers hope of one day being able to trace brain diseases to their genetic roots. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Celia Ford

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How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis

How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During MetamorphosisDo fruit flies remember their larval lives? To find out, scientists made the neurons inside larvae glow, then tracked how they reshuffled as they formed adult brains. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Yasemin Saplakoglu

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Is It Real or Imagined? Here’s How Your Brain Tells the Difference

Is It Real or Imagined? Here’s How Your Brain Tells the DifferenceNew experiments show that the brain distinguishes between perceived and imagined mental images by checking whether they cross a “reality threshold.” Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Yasemin Saplakoglu

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The First Pill for Postpartum Depression Is Almost Here

The First Pill for Postpartum Depression Is Almost HereCurrent treatments for depression after giving birth are either slow to work or hard to get. The FDA is considering a new tablet that relieves symptoms within days. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Emily Mullin

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Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them

Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop ThemMaybe it’s a commercial jingle, a TikTok song, or a new summer bop. Here’s how to trick your brain into hitting pause. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Amy Paturel

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How a Human Smell Receptor Works Is Finally Revealed

How a Human Smell Receptor Works Is Finally RevealedAfter decades of frustration, researchers have determined how an airborne scent molecule links to shapeshifting olfactory receptors in the nose. Powered by WPeMatico https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Wynne Parry

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Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle

Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution PuzzleThe neocortex is the seat of human intellect. New data suggests that mammals created it with new types of cells only after their evolutionary split from reptiles.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Allison Whitten Powered by WPeMatico

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How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions

How Your Brain Distinguishes Memories From PerceptionsThe neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New research shows how and why they are different.https://www.wired.com/feedFeed: All LatestChannel DescriptionTechnology124Yasemin Saplakoglu Powered by WPeMatico

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