The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment(economist.com)

76 points by andsoitis 2 months ago | 116 comments

An adult fruit fly brain has been mapped(economist.com)

548 points by teleforce 2 years ago | 178 comments

The Economist article reporting that a complete connectome of an adult fruit fly brain has been mapped, and discussing prospects for mapping human brains.

Artificial brains help understand real brains(economist.com)

79 points by Jeff_Brown 3 years ago | 40 comments

America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain(economist.com)

31 points by mraniki 1 year ago | 29 comments

Is playing music good for the brain?(economist.com)

12 points by andsoitis 7 months ago | 3 comments

Thinking hard makes the brain tired(economist.com)

463 points by gyre007 3 years ago | 312 comments

The Economist article explaining a neurometabolic account of why hard mental work makes the brain tired.