Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Mon, 6 Jun 2011 17:00:00 PDT Michael Ho http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110504/13480514145/dailydirt-studying-gray-matter-before-we-hack-it.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110504/13480514145/dailydirt-studying-gray-matter-before-we-hack-it.shtml

Australian researchers think that genes may explain how 'cost-efficient' our brains are -- and ultimately how genes affect cognitive abilities. Hopefully, no one finds and patents the 'genius' genes... [url]

The iBrain is not a new product from Apple -- it's a nifty device that records data from your brain in order to diagnose various neurological disorders. Once it's collected enough data, though, maybe it'll help in figuring out how regular brains work, too. [url]

Sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to reduce a mouse's ability to retain memories. So try to get a good night's sleep before making any best-laid plans with mice. [url]

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