5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain

Wired 08/14/26, 10:00 AM News

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A WIRED listicle teasing five unusual techniques for improving brain function, part of the magazine's broader coverage of future-shaping ideas.

From the multibrained octopus to the bitty brain organoid, we’re all just inference engines making flawed bets on the future. Here are the five insights your brain will need to survive.

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# 5 Weird Tricks for Having a Brain Source: [https://www.wired.com/galaxy-brain/](https://www.wired.com/galaxy-brain/) WIRED is obsessed with what comes next\. Through rigorous investigations and game\-changing reporting, we tell stories that don’t just reflect the moment—they help create it\. When you look back in 10, 20, even 50 years, WIRED will be the publication that led the story of the present, mapped the people, products, and ideas defining it, and explained how those forces forged the future\. WIRED: For Future Reference\.

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