University of Cape Town vs. Free Speech
Mark Oppenheimer, a lawyer in South Africa whom readers may know as the co-host of the popular Brain in a…
Believing and thinking
The idea of separating church and state – now entrenched in many modern liberal democracies – is in some ways…
Like aliens
For his ‘Biosphere Project’, the Argentinian artist and engineer Joaquín Fargas isolates ‘natural ecosystems in completely sealed containers where the…
Methodical/mercurial
Buzzing on your own brilliance at finding the answer to all of your problems, your true calling in life and,…
Their eyes
The ubiquitous, ongoing discussions about machine learning and artificial intelligence and their impacts often leave out a crucial part of…
Celestial nuisance
Journey to a satellite galaxy roughly 200,000 light-years from Earth, featuring the young star cluster NGC 602. With data from…
The endocannabinoid system and the ageing brain
Ageing is accompanied by a progressive decline in homeostatic resilience that increases vulnerability to chronic disease, disability and cognitive impairment.…
Interneurons and network activity in the cerebral cortex: a developmental dialogue
The mammalian cerebral cortex undergoes profound functional changes during early postnatal development. During this period, neurons generate spontaneous electrical activity…
Sleep-sensitive neurons mediate consolidation
Reactivation of memory traces during hippocampal sharp wave ripples (SPW-Rs) drives memory consolidation, a process that occurs almost exclusively during…
The nanotubular network as a new dimension of intercellular communication in the nervous system
Communication between cells in the nervous system has long been understood to occur through chemical and electrical synapses, and through…