As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren't sure why. It is increasingly clear, though, that the loss of synapses-the flexible and adaptive relay ...

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I still vividly remember the first time we observed neurons responding not to audible sound, but to concentrated, precisely ...

As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains-and neuroscientists aren't sure why.

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Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that ...

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The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens. A new study by ...