Biotechnology Inside the Moonshot Effort to Finally Figure Out the Brain AI is only loosely modeled on the brain. So what if you wanted to do it right? You’d need to do what has been impossible until now: map what actually happens in neurons and nerve fibers. by M. Mitchell Waldrop 2017-10-12T00:00:00-04:00
MIT News feature How the Brain Seeks Pleasure and Avoids Pain Neuroscientist Kay Tye tackles the physical basis of emotions and behavior. by Amanda Schaffer 2017-06-27T07:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life New Brain-Mapping Technique Captures Every Connection Between Neurons A new technique called MAP-seq uses RNA bar codes to quickly and cheaply chart connections between brain cells. by Ryan Cross 2016-08-18T13:10:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Quantified Brain of a Self-Tracking Neuroscientist A neuroscientist is getting a brain scan twice every week for a year to try to see how neural networks behave over time. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-05-31T00:00:00-04:00
