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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...

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Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain—they talk to it. In a new ...

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