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$2 Million Grant for Organoid Intelligence Research Activity

The numbers indicate public funding is moving into organoid intelligence (brain-inspired computation using organoid systems as hardware/medium) as a bridge between biology and AI, and the pace is real. The following outlines what happened, who […]

Neuroscience

BRAIN Initiative Advances Brain Mapping Techniques

Sara Morgan

The BRAIN Initiative continues to push the boundaries of neuroscience by developing high-resolution 3D maps of human brain tissue, and let’s be honest, the recent progress is impressive but also revealing how much we still […]

Neuroscience

Highest-Resolution 3D Human Brain Mapping Still Out of Reach

Sara Morgan

Recent breakthroughs in brain mapping have mostly been limited to mouse models, but the quest for detailed 3D human brain tissue maps continues. And let’s move on — the technology is advancing, but in a […]

Neuroscience

Edward Chang Wins 2025 Neuroscience Prize

Sara Morgan

Most people overlook how the research on speech encoding reveals the brain actively predicts and constructs speech, not just passively interprets sounds—this shifts the fundamental understanding of neural communication. The real significance isn’t just the […]

Brain

Brain Disease Research Breakthroughs in the US

Sara Morgan

Alright, let’s try to get past the surface-level interpretation here for a moment—what we’re really looking at is a seismic shift in how we’re approaching brain diseases, especially in the U.S., and it’s not just […]

Brain

Brain Aging Shifts with Cell and Metabolic Insights

Sara Morgan

Recent brain aging research reveals that not all cells age equally—certain areas like the hypothalamus show much more significant deterioration—challenging the old idea of uniform decline, and opening the door for targeted, cell-specific therapies. Emerging […]

Brain

AI Uncovers New Brain Cell Types with High Accuracy

Sara Morgan

AI is revealing new brain cell types—like ovoid cells—using bioelectrical signatures, which could revolutionize our understanding of memory and neurodegenerative diseases, but the core assumptions behind these findings often hide in the methodology, not the […]

Brain

AI Identifies Brain Cell Types with High Precision

Sara Morgan

Researchers are making significant progress in decoding brain activity with AI that can identify neuron types with over 95% accuracy—potentially revolutionizing our understanding of neural circuits and functions like memory and decision-making. But the real […]

Brain

Hidden Brain Waste Removal System Discovered

Sara Morgan

Most people overlook that the brain has a *hidden* waste removal system—specifically, the meningeal lymphatic vessels—that could revolutionize how we treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by bypassing traditional barriers and boosting brain cleanup […]