- Magnetoelectric nanoparticles (CoFe₂O₄–BaTiO₃, 30 nm) were shown to cross the blood–brain barrier under a 3000 Oe/cm DC gradient and, when exposed to a 100-Oe, 0–20 Hz AC magnetic field, modulate endogenous neural electric fields in mice at strengths comparable to normal activity, suggesting a wireless, deep-brain stimulation modality (Nature Nanomedicine paper cited).  
- A new open-access mesoscale connectome, “The mouse cortico-striatal projectome,” maps every cortical projection to the rodent dorsal striatum/caudoputamen and is available for download.  
- Dense serial-section electron-microscopy reconstruction of the entire interglomerular projectome in the zebrafish olfactory bulb was published, offering synapse-level circuit data.  
- Ultrasound—not RF—was argued to be the most plausible path toward micron-scale brain imaging and modulation; active research by Ken Shepard (Columbia) and Mikhail Shapiro (Caltech) was highlighted.  
- Gold nanoparticles were revisited as contrast agents for sub-micron, synapse-resolution brain imaging, with prior log references to receptor-density mapping.  
- Methylene blue was reported to improve short-term memory in a new study circulated via EurekAlert.  
- A philosophical pre-print, “The fallacy of favoring gradual replacement mind uploading over scan-and-copy,” was shared for critique of common continuity assumptions in whole-brain emulation debates.  
- Ralph Merkle’s recent enthusiasm for DAOs was criticized as misaligned with his stronger past work on cryptographic and cryonics-related technologies.  
- SciPy 2016’s schedule was posted; attendees weighed the value of the conference against travel costs.