2021's Breakthroughs in Neuroscience and Other Biology


A paradigm shift in how we think about the functions of the human brain. A long-awaited genetic sequence of Rafflesia arnoldii, the strangest flower in the world. A revelation in sleep science. These are some of the year’s biggest discoveries in neuroscience and other areas of biology.

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17 COMMENTS

  1. Wow some good graphics but you're totally wrong about functionality ..the Heart has a brain… yip .. as there are 40,000 neurons in it and throughout your body…you can totally control and change your brain function.. the amygdala or the two of them are the KEY,. It gets all your brain info first after you're brain stem.

  2. I’ve been keeping my eyes on my subscriptions just in case Quanta Magazine posts this year’s science break through and it’s finally here! Great episode as usual, I’m also excited for the maths and physics ones!

    And thank you Quanta Magazine for your great work!

  3. Hello

    I'm sorry to disturb you

    I wanted to use a sentence in my research paper

    The main method of the human brain is what it tells it what to do

    May I know your opinion, do you think it is special?

    Nazhin Khamanzadeh

    Farzangan

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