Neuroscience

In what may be one of the most startling developments in the science of human perception, a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, claims to have discovered a new colour—one that cannot be seen under natural conditions and cannot be reproduced by any screen, ink, or paint.

In a pioneering study published in Biological Psychiatry by Elsevier, scientists have conducted the first comprehensive single-cell analysis of brain tissue from individuals with Tourette syndrome. The findings offer unprecedented clarity into which specific brain cells are affected by the condition and how they malfunction—offering the most detailed cellular map of the syndrome to date. Conducted by researchers at Yale University, the Mayo Clinic, and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the study could mark a turning point in how Tourette syndrome is understood and treated.

A Melbourne-based biotechnology start-up has unveiled the world’s first commercial biological computer, integrating human brain cells into a functioning system that could revolutionize artificial intelligence research.