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BRAIN BY ANDREW MYERS
Detail by detail, science is unraveling the secrets of the brain. As the mind’s once-inscrutable mysteries are revealed, engineers are applying their pragmatism and scholarly discipline to study and treat the brain as never before. Stanford engineers are at the forefront of these efforts, and the past year was remarkable even by our lofty standards. Three developments stand out: the transparent brain, the thoughtcontrolled computer cursor and a study of concussions in football.
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