Enlarge this image Two brain circuits help determine whether there’s too little salt, or too much. Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images hide caption toggle…
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Scientists built the largest-ever map of the human brain. Here’s what they found
by Jon Hamilton October 16, 2023Enlarge this image Scientists have built an enormous atlas of the human brain that could help them chart a path toward preventing…
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For ‘time cells’ in the brain, what matters is what happens in the moment
by Jon Hamilton December 20, 2022Enlarge this image Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images Time is woven into our personal memories. Recall a childhood fall from a…
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Brain cells in a lab dish learn to play Pong — and offer a window onto intelligence
by Jon Hamilton October 14, 2022A dish of living brain cells has learned to play the 1970s arcade game Pong. About 800,000 cells linked to a computer…
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What Makes A Human Brain Unique? A Newly Discovered Neuron May Be A Clue
by Jon Hamilton August 27, 2018Enlarge this image An image of a rosehip neuron (top) and a connecting pyramidal cell (bottom). Tamas Lab/University of Szeged hide caption…
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Enlarge this image A hippocampal neuron seen in culture. Dendrites are green, dendritic spines are red and DNA is blue. Science Source/Getty…
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Art Exhibition Celebrates Drawings By The Founder Of Modern Neuroscience
by NPR January 26, 2017Pyramidal neurons are among the few neurons in the brain that can be seen with the naked eye. Courtesy of Instituto Cajal…
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Intrinsic Nervous System (see Enteric Nervous System)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Enteric Nervous System (Intrinsic Nervous System) A mesh-like system of neurons that governs the function of the gastrointestinal system. Related terms: ENS…
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