- Scientists find that the aging brain still keeps growing neurons, and suggest the aging deficit is primarily because the new neurons are not making as many connections as they should - this contradicts last month's research which had suggested neurogenesis all but stops as humans exit childhood http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/s1934-5909(18)30121-8 8 comments science
- Computer chip mimics human brain, with light beams for neurons - "Such “optical neural networks” could make any application of so-called deep learning, from virtual assistants to language translators, many times faster and more efficient." http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/computer-chip-mimics-human-brain-light-beams-neurons 4 comments technology