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Researchers found that neurons can use fat, not just sugar, to power the brain. When a protein called DDHD2 fails, this process breaks down and leads to serious brain problems. Scientists were able to ...

Scientists have built an artificial neuron that’s so realistic it fires, learns, and responds to chemical signals just like the real thing – a breakthrough that could transform computing, medicine, ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Waking up early on a Saturday morning just so we could catch our favorite cartoon tune in on time had its own charm back in the day. There was nothing like indulging in those few glorious hours of ...

From Donald Trump's reelection to Taylor Swift and the NFL to the solar eclipse to Joe Biden exit from the presidential race to the Kamala Harris' debate victory to the hush money trial to Elon Musk's ...

The Origin PC Neuron 3500X looks like the kind of PC gamers would drool over, but just don't stick your books on top of it. Reading time 5 minutes The Origin PC Neuron 3500X looks the part of an ...

Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in ...

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