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The article focuses on the groundbreaking use of a brain implant that has enabled Casey Harrell, an A.L.S. patient, to regain his ability to speak. Topics include the technological advancements of the implant, its profound impact on Harrell's personal communication and social interactions, and the broader challenges related to accessibility and affordability of such devices for those with disabilities.

The article focuses on neuroscientists' argument that language primarily serves communication rather than reasoning, challenging traditional beliefs about the necessity of language for activities like mental math or strategic thinking in games like chess.

In the article "Determined' and 'Free Agents' Review: No Choice in the Matter," two neuroscientists, Robert M. Sapolsky and Kevin J. Mitchell, present opposing views on the existence of free will. Sapolsky argues that free will is an illusion, while Mitchell defends the idea of free will. Sapolsky supports determinism, stating that all actions are a result of causality and chance plays no part. Mitchell, on the other hand, proposes that quantum indeterminacy and thermal fluctuation allow for free will. Both books provide detailed explanations of the brain and its processes. The author of the article remains undecided on the issue of free will after reading both books. [Extracted from the article]

The article challenges the widely held notion that the brain can rewire itself to compensate for sensory loss, amputation, or stroke, asserting that the brain's ability to adapt is not about commandeering new regions but rather dialing up existing, latent abilities.

The article informs that Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has unveiled the Year of Wales in India 2024 initiative to enhance economic and cultural ties between the two countries, with an official launch scheduled in India around St David's Day. Topic include Events are planned in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, focusing on trade, investment, education, culture, and health, aiming to strengthen cooperation and consolidate relationships between Wales and India.

Nearing his 90s, Martin Duberman argues that the movement for equality has faltered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on how the advances in neuroscience is effecting the legal system of the day. A discussion of several cases is presented wherein the courts in the U.S. sought help from neuroscientists. Professor Owen Jones of Vanderbilt University, Tennessee says that the law will have to decide how to deal with advances in technology. The author questions that if the courts order to test the suspects' memories, would that mean a violation of the ban on self incrimination under the laws?

The article profiles Thomas R. Insel, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (N.I.M.H.), highlighting the implications of his tenure in terms of the past and future of brain science as of February 3, 2014. Topics addressed include his early training in psychiatry and his research on obsessive compulsive disorder (O.C.D.) and the neurobiology of attachment, as well as his conviction regarding the importance of clinical neuroscience in the future of psychiatry.

Byline: Washington Post Live Sheila Nirenberg spoke at The Post's 2016 Transformers live journalism event May 18 in Washington, D.C. Learn more here. Sheila Nirenberg Neuroscientist Cornell University Sheila Nirenberg [...]

The article presents signs that neuromarketing has transcended its era of hucksterism and hype in 2019. Nielsen has globally 16 neuro laboratories, which include one unveiled in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home to Procter & Gamble, that is among the marketers with neuroscientists in-house. Mars published a study of 110 television advertisements revealing that neuro research by MediaScience accurately projected sales impact from advertisements 78%.

The article reports on the study by Michael Crossley, neuroscientist at University of Sussex in England, which reveals that pond snails cannot avoid swallowing harmful foods when they are hungry.

The article offers insights of Claudio Mello, neuroscientist in Oregon, on the ability of parrots to copy human speech.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author explores her experience of having brain tumor which she studied for years as a neuroscientist, along with the treatment that she undertook for her tumor.

And what is creativity? A neuroscientist and a composer explored that question together. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Stephanie Cacioppo, a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago, who has spent her career mapping the dynamics of love in the brain and mentions how she collected data that could suggest that love activates cognition ability. Topics include how several type of interpersonal relations can be healthy, how neuroscientists use to test theories by looking for people who have damage and 48-year old patient who had brain lesion confined to the right anterior insula.

The article offers information on the positive impact of good night kiss while sleeping and evidence presented in science journal "Nature Communications" with scientific facts according to neuroscientists.

The article profiles neuroscientist H. Sebastian Seung and his research to map the human brain. Topics discussed include Seung's work on mouse retinas, specifically the starburst amacrine in the retina that detects motion, the theoretical work that is often involved in neuroscience, and Seung's move from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.

The article discusses research led by neuroscientist Clay Reid of the Allen Institute for Brain Science regarding ways in which neurons in the human brain communicate with one another. Topics addressed include the mapping of the visual cortex in mouse brains in order to research the brain's effect on behavior, as well as Reid's academic and research history in medicine and neuroscience.

The article discusses University of Washington neuroethologist Michael Dickinson's research on the behavior and physiology of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) as of October 7, 2013. Topics addressed include Dickinson's work on the physics of insect flight, his efforts to integrate a variety of fields into his work, and the equipment in Dickinson's laboratory.