Enlarge this image Image Source/Getty Images Image Source/Getty Images Growing up, neuroscientist Judith Grisel would take little sips of alcohol at family…
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Scans Show Female Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down
by Jon Hamilton February 4, 2019Enlarge this image A cross section of the human brain shows fiber tracts involved in aging. Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging /Getty Images/Cultura RF…
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Scans Show Women’s Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down
by Jon Hamilton February 4, 2019Enlarge this image A cross section of the human brain shows fiber tracts involved in aging. Sherbrooke Connectivity Imaging /Getty Images/Cultura RF…
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From Fruit Fly To Stink Eye: Searching For Anger’s Animal Roots
by Jon Hamilton January 29, 2019Enlarge this image Ariel Davis for NPR Ariel Davis for NPR For comedian Lewis Black, anger is a job. Black is famous…
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Enlarge this image A scanning electron micrograph shows microglial cells (yellow) ingesting branched oligodendrocyte cells (purple), a process thought to occur in…
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Enlarge this image Researchers say human brains can become overwhelmed by cute traits, such as large eyes and small noses, embodied by…
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Scientists Find A Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression
by Jon Hamilton December 21, 2018Enlarge this image Before light reaches these rods and cones in the retina, it passes through some specialized cells that send signals…
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Scientists Improve Mood By Stimulating A Brain Area Above The Eyes
by Jon Hamilton November 29, 2018Enlarge this image In experiments involving people with epilepsy, targeted zaps of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex region of the brain helped ease…