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No opening of the cranium, no cutting into the brain, no blood. Today's precise psychosurgery presents options for patients ...

Recent headlines predict a future of mind-reading machines, but the real breakthrough is about technology that understands ...

The next generation of deep-brain stimulation automatically corrects the precise brain waves that create symptoms of ...

Just before it ceases functioning, the brain may make a last-ditch effort to find unresolved purpose or a reason to stay ...

Sophomore biology majors Jordan Havert and Tyler Janick are researching libraries of freshwater and marine fungi and screening them for production of medically useful compounds. Shauna Skow, a senior ...

Synchron, a top Neuralink competitor, rarely lets journalists visit its New York headquarters. What I saw there reveals the ...

The daughter of a church organist earned raves for her debut album, 2017's "Hard Won." The follow-up, 2019's "Vanity," scored ...

There’s a magical kingdom in Raleigh where treasure hunters, bargain seekers, and the chronically curious converge every weekend, and it’s not Disney World—it’s better. The Raleigh Market stands as ...

Incantations, music, and chanting have been used in rites and rituals since the beginning of time, with roots in ancient ...

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