Enlarge this image Cabinet-card portrait of brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage (1823–1860), shown holding the tamping iron that injured him. Wikimedia hide caption…
Brain research
Brain research
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Enlarge this image Scientists placed two clusters of cultured forebrain cells side by side (each cluster the size of a head of…
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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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Enlarge this image Alex Reynolds/NPR Alex Reynolds/NPR When Samantha Deffler was young, her mother would often call her by her siblings’ names…
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Enlarge this image The highly rated variety of medical marijuana known as “Blue Dream” was displayed among other strains at a cannabis…
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Enlarge this image A child takes a facial recognition test in which he is asked to match the face on the top…
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Enlarge this image Fanatic Studio/Collection Mix: Sub/Getty Images Fanatic Studio/Collection Mix: Sub/Getty Images Forget where you just left your car keys? A…
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Enlarge this image This image is from lab-grown brain tissue — a minibrain — infected by Zika virus (white) with neural stem…