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Neuroscientists Debate A Simple Question: How Does The Brain Store A Phone Number?
by Jon Hamilton November 4, 2018How does the brain’s working memory actually work? Jon Berkeley/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jon Berkeley/Ikon Images/Getty Images You hear…
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The Underestimated Cerebellum Gains New Respect From Brain Scientists
by Jon Hamilton October 25, 2018Enlarge this image The cerebellum, a brain structure humans share with fish and lizards, appears to control the quality of many functions…
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After Paul Allen Co-Founded Microsoft, He Changed Brain Science Forever
by Jon Hamilton October 16, 2018Enlarge this image “We have only begun to scratch the surface of the complex problems inherent in figuring out … the brain’s…
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In Lab Turned Casino, Gambling Monkeys Help Scientists Find Risk-Taking Brain Area
by Jon Hamilton September 20, 2018Enlarge this image The fix was in for this rhesus macaque drinking juice on the Ganges River in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. No…
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Scientists Study Barn Owls To Understand Why People With ADHD Struggle To Focus
by Jon Hamilton September 11, 2018Enlarge this image Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are studying barn owls to understand how the brain maintains focus. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide…
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Enlarge this image Jazz legend Billie Holiday at a recording session in 1957. Holiday’s pioneering vocal style played with tempo, phrasing and…
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Researchers Find Herpes Viruses In Brains Marked By Alzheimer’s Disease
by Jon Hamilton June 21, 2018Enlarge this image Several circular herpes virus particles are seen near a cell membrane. Roseola herpes virus causes a childhood illness marked…