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Welcome to OpenBrain, a cutting-edge biotech startup headquartered right in the heart of Silicon Valley. To fully understand the growing success of this company, let us take a tour into its state-of-the-art office building, starting from the physical infrastructure in the basement all the way to the executive suites at the higher levels. Now what’s a building without the dirty work? At the very bottom of the basement lies the medulla oblongata, or the utility room. This room

Ever wondered how an action potential in your brain actually works? Well, considering that it is the FIFA World Cup right now, I’ll explain it in football terms. For our analogy, we assume the neuron itself to be the Metlife stadium (or as FIFA like to call it, the New York New Jersey Stadium), where the 2026 World Cup Final will take place. Fans, in this depiction, are individual ions that create electrical signals in our stadium (or neuron). It is currently 10:00 on matchda

Three weeks ago my mother and I went to watch Brian Cox’s new global tour, Emergence, in Singapore. We only knew of it a day before the actual event. But quite conveniently, it was right downstairs from our apartment, so we decided to go anyway. I have been watching his talks online for a while now, so I wasn’t going to miss the chance to see him live. It’s safe to say that it did not disappoint. And like any other Brian Cox performance, I was completely astounded by everyt