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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.When Todd Sacktor was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia. “An empty bedroom…

As Britain’s population ages and dementia rates climb, scientists may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against cognitive decline.Cats and dogs may be exercising…

Fireworks can bring out the thrill-(or chill-) seeker in people. Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kanawa_Studio/Getty Images Fireworks can bring out the thrill-(or chill-) seeker…

Australia’s brightest men’s basketball prospects, including the younger brother of an NBA star, survived a double-overtime thriller to record their first victory 101-96 at the Fiba…

Phillip McKenzie, who was paralyzed from the neck down in a fall in 2012, uses a brain-computer interface developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh…

Delays and dictionaries One year after the Stanford work, in 2024, Stavisky’s team published its own research on a brain-to-text system that bumped the accuracy to…

Does Using ChatGPT Change Your Brain Activity? Study Sparks DebateScientists warn against reading too much into a small experiment about ChatGPT and brain activity that is…

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets…

In 2022, I was going through motions. I was burned out after shepherding two restaurants through Melbourne’s Covid lockdowns and emotionally burned to the ground by…

Your Brain Is Glowing, and Scientists Can’t Figure Out WhyResearchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of…