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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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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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Enlarge this image The search for the cause of Alzheimer’s has so far come up dry. Some researchers are now asking if…
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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 Jazz legend Billie Holiday at a recording session in 1957. Holiday’s pioneering vocal style played with tempo, phrasing and…
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Doctors Try Genetically Modified Poliovirus As Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment
by Rob Stein June 26, 2018Enlarge this image Poliovirus, long a scourge, has been modified by Duke University researchers for experimental use as a brain cancer treatment.…
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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…