14 Feb 2016
My Love Affair with the Brain
A profile of Dr. Marian Diamond, a brain scientist who is considered one of the founders of modern neuroscience.
The Brain
Conscience, Are You Here?
Is it possible to replicate the human brain on a computer? To connect it to machines? Research aimed at understanding the functioning of our biological brain is being matched by spectacular progress in the development of artificial intelligence.
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