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Surprising discovery of highly dynamic changes in olfactory region of the adult mouse brain

How to bring the entire web to VR

A host of common chemicals endanger child brain development, NIH journal reports

These widely used toxic chemicals “can contribute to learning, behavioral, or intellectual impairment, as well as specific neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD or autism spectrum disorder”

Prenatal exposure to acetaminophen may increase autism spectrum symptoms

A spectacular survey of the distant universe

Looking back in time at 250,000 galaxies — some within the first billion years after the Big Bang

First self-driving vehicle death

“Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky”

A smarter ‘bionic’ cardiac patch that doubles as advanced pacemaker/arrhythmia detector

“Cardiac patches might one day simply be delivered by injection” — Charles Lieber

AI beats top U.S. Air Force tactical air combat experts in combat simulation

“Genetic fuzzy tree” software enables Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles to function 250 times faster than humans

This remarkable fish has no cortex but intelligently switches between electrical and vision senses

Is the cortex overrated?

Artificial synapse said to rival biological synapses in energy consumption and function

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