nervous systems

Elon Musk’s brain implant company offers an intriguing glimpse into an internet that connects the human mind

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Elon Musk’s company called Neuralink, launched in 2016, aims to implant a piece of technology in people’s brains that will allow them to control a computer or phone by thoughts alone. This is also known as a brain-computer interface. After years of experimenting on animals, Neuralink recently announced the implantation of one of their devices … Read more

How an ancient virus made our brains complex

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An ancient viral infection may have given animals the tools to become fast, coordinated and smart, a study has found. According to a paper published Thursday in Cell, complex nervous systems emerged in the distant past after viruses inserted bits of code into the genomes of vertebrates — animals with spinal cords, from humans to … Read more