The human brain is the seat of all knowledge and experience, so it’s something of an irony that we still don’t know exactly how it all works. With around 86 billion neurons and trillions more synapses in the average human brain, the organ is staggeringly complex—far more so than any supercomputer.But thanks to new technologies, scientists are quickly learning more about the intricacies of our gray matter, and many are already using this knowledge to expand and extend what our brains are capable of. This episode of GE’s Invention Factory explores some of the most promising and—forgive the pun, mindblowing—advances in neuroscience and related fields.
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