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Researchers who induced strokes in mice and then transplanted human neural stem cells into their brains found that neurons ...

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A team of engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has announced the creation of an artificial neuron with ...

New research shows that DMT, a natural psychoactive compound found in plants and the human brain, can protect against stroke damage in animal and cell models.

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Scientists have developed a brain-inspired semiconductor that can adjust its responses based on experience, much like human neurons do through “intrinsic plasticity.” ...