FEBRUARY 10TH, 2020 POSTED BY ELLEN GOLDBAUM-BUFFALO Newly discovered molecules can modulate circadian rhythms by binding to a melatonin receptor in the biological clock, according to new research in mice. Like breathing or blinking, most people don’t notice the behaviors our circadian rhythms regulate, such as digestion and sleep-wake cycles. But when circadian rhythms malfunction,...
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Brain-mimicking chip uses different-colored light to learn and forget
The human brain is still a far more powerful computer than anything it itself has created so far. It’s no wonder then that engineers have recently focused on trying to emulate the structure of the brain with artificial synapses. Now, a team of researchers has made a new artificial synapse design that works using a light-based biotechnology technique called optogenetics. The field...