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Oct 7, 2025
Scientists say an artificial intelligence program like ChatGPT has helped them create one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain.
Oct 6, 2025
A new study has identified a specific population of neurons in the visual cortex and shows their direct role in representing a visual illusion.
Science appears to be a step closer to understanding how the brain generates hallucinations, raising hopes that someday they might be preventable.
Sep 24, 2025
It seems Rheumatoid Arthritis doesn’t just start when the pain begins but silently years earlier, along with new early-warning signs.
Researchers are looking for ways to identify those who are at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis to help stop the disease before it causes pain.
Sep 19, 2025
The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.
Sep 17, 2025
Curiosity Weekly host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Forrest Collman who helped create the most detailed brain diagram ever made.
Sep 16, 2025
Research into how the brain processes illusions bombarded mice’s neural cells with lasers, reproducing brain activity associated with illusions.
Researchers traced the role played by the cells, known as IC-encoder neurons, in a study published by the journal Nature Neuroscience.
Sep 15, 2025
Andrew Huberman speaks with Dr. Christof Koch about the neuroscience of consciousness—how it arises in our brain and how we can modify it.
