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In a Nature Communications study, researchers from China have developed an error-aware probabilistic update (EaPU) method ...

Scientists preparing to simulate human brain on a supercomputer could transform neuroscience, AI, and medicine. Discover how ...

Researchers at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany are working on a simulation at the scale of the entire human brain.

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Professor Paul Colombo has studied music-based mentoring, memory, and the benefits of music training over the course of his ...

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain decides which locations will best anchor memories—before new experiences even happen.

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new ...

Tryptophan does far more than help us sleep—it fuels brain chemistry, energy production, and mood-regulating ...

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