The Senses
September 18, 2026
The Sweetest Thing
Charles Zuker discusses the sweet receptor on Radiolab.
The Senses
September 4, 2026
Scientists study how the brain of a fish filters out signals
The Sawtell Lab has mapped the neurons in a part of the elephantnose fish brain that senses electrical signals in detail, and found that how it filters out electrical noise is more complex than they thought.
The Senses
September 2, 2026
This electric fish show how brains separate useful signals from noise
To find buried prey, the elephantnose fish senses tiny electric fields while firing its own pulses. A brain map by the Sawtell lab shows how neurons filter them out.
Decision Making
August 26, 2026
Wouldn’t you like to know? A mouse would
Mice seek information for curiosity’s sake—and their desire for knowledge versus a payout is represented distinctly in the brain, new findings by Jennifer Bussell, PhD, suggest.
Computation
July 24, 2026
Most neurons seem to be jacks-of-all-trades, not specialists
We tend to think of the brain as being made up of highly specialised cells, but a study in mice by the Fusi lab suggests that most neurons are generalists.
Evolution
June 1, 2026
Why we crave company
Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water.
Tools & Technology
May 12, 2026
A boon for 430 million hearing-impaired people
Columbia University team develops brain-controlled hearing aid with a maximum gain of 12 decibels.
Tools & Technology
May 11, 2026
Investigadores crean un dispositivo cerebral que permite amplificar un sonido entre una multitud de voces
El implante descodifica las ondas cerebrales generadas por estímulos sonoros específicos como hace el ‘zoom’ de una cámara
Tools & Technology
May 11, 2026
Brain-controlled hearing aid solves the ‘cocktail party problem’
Groundbreaking technology decodes a user’s brain activity to identify which voice they want to follow in a crowded room, then amplifies that conversation
Tools & Technology
May 11, 2026
New research may lead to hearing aids with the ability to select one voice among many
Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids.
