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Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.

All Episodes about neuroscience

An illustration that shows words and music from an opera singer going into a listener’s brain.

The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

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An artist’s conception of the ways that functional capacities have been mapped to regions of the brain.

The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does

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Animation of a neuron that periodically alters its responses to stimuli when it is reset into a new state by another input.

Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn

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An illustration of a human brain against “pink noise” static.

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries

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Micrograph of a cortical neuron, showing its many dendrites.

Hidden Computational Power Found in the Arms of Neurons

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The illustration shows ghostly hands partially obstructing a person’s sight and hearing.

To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight

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Where We See Shapes, AI Sees Textures

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Art for "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past"

How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past

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Art for "The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces"

The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces

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Art for "A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate"

A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate

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Illustration for "To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget"

To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget

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Art for "To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future"

To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future

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Illustration for "Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain out of Sync"

Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync

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Thumbnail illustration for bioelectric signaling

Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth

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Short term VS Long term memory illustration

Light-Triggered Genes Reveal the Hidden Workings of Memory

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Can Microbes Encourage Altruism?

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