From ‘Optical Synapses’ to a ‘Photonic Brain’ — Integrated Photonic Neural Networks Toward Low-Power General-Purpose

SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new publication from Opto-Electronic Technology; DOI ...
Gadget Review on MSN

Lab-grown brain tissue just learned to solve classic AI problems

Lab-grown brain tissue learned to balance a virtual pole with 46% accuracy, revealing how living neural networks adapt and ...

Pop-up-style 3D electrode array captures organoid-wide brain rhythms in real time

A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Shape-conforming 3D bioelectronic mesh maps 91% of lab-grown mini brain activity

Scientists have built a soft, three-dimensional electronic device that can wrap around lab-grown human ...
Psychology Today

Rewired: How the Digital World Reshapes the Human Brain

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.
Queen's University

Neural Networks: When good enough is better than best

A Queen’s research team has developed a new way to train AI systems so they focus on the bigger picture instead of specific, ...

Study of 12 monks finds meditation heightens brain activity, reshaping neural dynamics

Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn't "thinking about nothing." In fact, a new international study on Buddhist monks shows that meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity in which ...
The Debrief

Brain Imaging Reveals How Psychedelics Blend Memory With Perception

In a recent study published in Communications Biology, researchers from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Germany used high-resolution brain imaging to show that psychedelics may redirect visual processing ...