brains
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Delusional Head Transplant Doctor Claims He’ll Revive Frozen Brains In Three Years
An Italian neuroscientist who says he’s planning to perform the world’s first head transplant later this year has told a German magazine that he intends to thaw a cryogenically preserved brain and transplant it in a donor body within three years. It’s a preposterous claim given the current limitations of medical science, and a complete…
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Scientists Create Mind-Controlled Hunting Zombie Mice
Flash one light, and the mouse goes on the prowl, zombie-like, stalking any prey in its path. Flash another, and it delivers a killing blow with its teeth. The mouse doesn’t hunt out of hunger — scientists are in control.
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This Might Be A Fossilised Dinosaur Brain
Thanks to a poor dinosaur who scientists believe fell into a noxious pond after it died, we may have the first known fossilised dinosaur brain on our hands.
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Incredibly Detailed Brain Map Finds Nearly A Hundred New Regions
Neuroscientists working on the Human Connectome Project have compiled the most accurate map yet of the human cerebral cortex. The researchers identified 180 distinct areas of the brain’s outer layer — effectively doubling the previous number of known regions.