Enlarge this image Patients awaiting epilepsy surgery agreed to keep a running log of their mood while researchers used tiny wires to…
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Active Ingredient In Marijuana Reduced Alzheimer’s-Like Effects In Mice
by Jon Hamilton November 7, 2018Enlarge this image Researchers say it’s too soon to say if marijuana could help humans with Alzheimer’s, but experiments in mice showed…
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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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Enlarge this image A 291-day-old retina. Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which…
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A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer’s Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit
by Jon Hamilton October 8, 2018Enlarge this image If you like sudoku, go ahead and play. But staying sharp means using many parts of your brain. Yasuyoshi…
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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…