HUMAN BRAIN
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Revealing the evolution of the brain
Since the split from the last common ancestor of hominins (Homo) and African apes, human brain evolution has been characterized by several waves of...
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Researchers uncover a circuit for sadness in the human brain
Human brain networks that encode variation in the mood on naturalistic timescales remain largely unexplored. In a new study, scientists combined multi-site, semi-chronic, intracranial...
Health
Study uncovers neurological basis for processing social information
Neuroscientists are building up a clearer picture than any time in recent memory of how the animal brain processes social information, from status and...
Science
Our Multi-Dimensional Brain Can Process the World in 11 Dimensions
It's difficult to assume the world in four dimensions. A new study suggests that our multi-dimensional brain operates in up to 11 dimensions. Through this...
Health
Scientists Can Detect Your Sleep Time Memories
Imagine if you could determine a new language by streaming podcasts in your sleeping ears. Unfortunately, this is still a dream. But now, scientists...