Single brain cell's power shown
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There could be enough computing ability in just one brain cell to allow humans and animals to feel, a study suggests.
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Japanese researchers have implanted a small camera inside a mouse's brain to see how memory is formed, in an experiment they hope to some day apply to humans to treat illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
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Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have previously been.
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A  tiny 100 electrode chip was implanted in a 24-year-old quadriplegic's brain in June of this year. He's now able to send email and play videogames using only his thoughts. The whole package is dubbed BrainGate.
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US scientists have mapped a key network of gene &quot;switches&quot; in the brain which could aid neurological research. These gene regulators govern whether parts of the brain develop properly.
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A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.
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Researchers have unveiled a new way to map the brainâs billions of neurons.
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Neuroscientists use coral and jellyfish DNA to create colorful arrays of neuronal connections in mouse brains.
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Scientists have performed a delicate surgical operation on a single living cell, using a needle that is just a few millionths of a metre wide.
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Scientists use the latest cell staining techniques to create a colourful "brainbow" of the tissues of the brain.
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A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.
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A mutant gene triggers mental retardation by changing the way brain cells communicate, research shows.
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A new analysis may help detect the earliest signs of cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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Norman Doidgeâs fascinating synopsis of the current revolution in neuroscience straddles the gap between science and self-help.
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Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells helped fix stroke damage in the brains of rats, according to scientists who hope to test the same thing in people within about five years.
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Interactive, detailed maps of the human brain and genome will spur new discoveries.
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Volunteers show marked improvement in verbal skills after a research team runs a weak current through their foreheads. The researchers say it could lead to innovative therapies for patients with brain injuries. By Amit Asaravala.