Are your memories real? How do you know? These sound like questions from a mind-bending thriller – Total Recall, say; or Inception. But this isn’t science fiction. Researchers around the world are implanting memories, turning them on and off – and, according to one team, storing them on microchips. Wow. Okay. Let’s back up here. [...]
Archive for July, 2012
Memories on a Microchip
July 25th, 2012 
The Connectome 
Posted in Feature Stories, Featured 
Tags: learning, memory, neurons, technology, technosophy 
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Lying Eyes
July 12th, 2012 The Connectome Despite what you may have heard, you can’t tell if a person’s lying by watching their eyes. If you’re surprised, you’re not alone – I thought that theory made a lot of sense until I read this new study. As it turns out, the eye idea just doesn’t line up with the evidence. As far [...]
Posted in Brain News, Featured Tags: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, psychology, science to the rescue! No Comments »
