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Students at the University of Puget sound are gaining valuable real-world insight and training using the Allen Institute's cutting edge resources and...
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Huberman Lab: How to Expand Your Consciousness with Dr. Christof Koch
Andrew Huberman speaks with Dr. Christof Koch about the neuroscience of consciousness—how it arises in our brain and how we can modify it.
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Scientists characterized the largest sample of a neural circuit to date to improve artificial intelligence models and better understand the brain.
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