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Scientists just found an unknown force that helps the brain wire itself

This insight may also help researchers better understand how other organs develop and could eventually inspire new medical strategies.

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Experimental therapy shows promise against deadly brain cancer

Heating tumors to help the immune system fight back.

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Can training your sense of smell improve memory?

Olfactory enrichment may provide an effective and low-effort pathway to improved brain health.

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The science behind how experiences become memories

Inside the brain’s memory-making machine.

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Is intelligence in the gut?

Microbes supporting the production of more metabolic energy could be key to the evolution of large brains.

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A new approach captures the brain’s internal ‘whispers’

Listening to the brain’s hidden language.

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Brain cells linked to depression identified

Altered gene activity shedding light on depression’s biological roots.

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Scientists just found a way to see hidden brain changes as we age

This opens new avenues for studying brain health, dementia, and small vessel disease.

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Old diabetes drug shows surprising neurological role after 60 years

How the brain contributes to the anti-diabetic effects of metformin?

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What Makes Our Brains Look Like Walnuts?

A new study sheds light on a major question in brain development.

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Your Brain Doesn’t Rest While You Sleep – It Burns Fat

While you dream, your brain is on a fat-fueled feast.

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How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain

A mother’s mood could leave traces in her baby’s brain.

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Gut Bugs Found to Shape Early Brain Development

The brain builders you can’t see.

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The Brain’s Secret Languages, and How They Shape Learning

The brain's practice coach has two languages

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New research reveals that gossip isn’t just idle talk

Researchers spill the tea about the complicated mental computations that allow people to gossip successfully.

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A single brain scan can now reveal how fast you’re aging

Unlocking the secrets of your biological clock.

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A newly identified brain protein involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease

Targeting newly-identified brain protein brings hope of new treatment.

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Smelling Menthol may help fight memory loss

Smelling this substance modulates the immune system and improves cognition in animals.

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How do ion channels preserve lifelong memories?

Scientists discovered a mechanism for how the ion channel can ‘remember’.

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How do we learn something new? Study reveals how our brain learns

Scientists reveal how the brain learns and adapts.

The models were trained on a dataset of synthetic images like the ones pictured, with objects such as tea kettles or calculators superimposed on different backgrounds. Researchers trained the model to identify one or more spatial features of an object, including rotation, location, and distance

Brain’s “ventral stream” might be more versatile than previously thought

A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objects.

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