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Elon Musk's brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial

The brain implant company Neuralink, founded by Elon Musk among others, previously tested implants in pigs and monkeys. Now it has approval for human trials

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Neuralink says it has permission to conduct its first human trials

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Why we’re trapped in short-term thinking and how to take the long view

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Why we’re trapped in short-term thinking and how to take the long view

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Spinal cord stimulation helps people with stroke regain arm movement

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A woman partially paralysed by stroke was able to use utensils to eat independently after spinal cord stimulation
Understanding human intentions will be the next big breakthrough in AI

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Understanding human intentions will be the next big breakthrough in AI

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A person with tetraplegia uses a mind-controlled wheelchair as part of a trial

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People with paralysis navigate a room via a mind-controlled wheelchair

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Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence

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Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence

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Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions

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Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions

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3 How Do We Sense Time? Mechanical brain, conceptual image. Composite image of coloured medical imagery of a human brain and skull, with cogs and gears representing concepts such as memory, time and mechanical brains. The imagery includes 3D computed tomography (CT) scans of the skull and 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain. The scans are of a 30-year-old woman.

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How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories

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Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us

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Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us

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David Chalmers interview: Virtual reality is as real as real reality

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David Chalmers interview: Virtual reality is as real as real reality

Philosopher David Chalmers explains how virtual worlds shed light on questions such as what is reality and are we living in a simulation, and explores what corporate metaverses mean for humanity

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What are the four main theories of consciousness?

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What are the four main theories of consciousness?

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Magic trick reveals sharp memory and future planning in Eurasian jays

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Why we’re in tune with our emotions – but suck at judging our smarts

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Why we’re in tune with our emotions – but suck at judging our smarts

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