A Harvard Medical School neuroscientist left one of the most prestigious posts in academic medicine last year to chase the bold claim that artificial intelligence can give people what the human brain cannot: perfect, searchable, infinite memory. Gabriel Kreiman, whose lab has spent 20 years mapping how the brain consolidates experience, launched Engramme last year […]
Brain-computer interfaces are no longer science fiction. For most, the idea brings to mind “Severance,” Apple’s unsettling series about surgically divided minds. Yet beyond television, companies like Neuralink are already conducting human trials, Chinese firms are investing heavily into neurotechnology, and research labs are learning to decode brain activity in real time. The question is […]
Next semester, Harvard undergraduates will have the opportunity to explore the science behind psychedelics in the classroom. Dr. Chloe Jordan, currently a lecturer at Boston University and an instructor in Harvard’s Psychology Department, will teach Neuro 101EE: “Neuroscience of Psychedelic Experiences.” Her course will explore the neurological mechanisms, moral implications, and societal impacts of hallucinogenic […]
