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- Bouncing Back: Why Some People Get Over Spats Quickly
- Activity in a certain brain region can predict how well people recover after fights with their partners.
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- Effort to Map Human Brain Faces Complex Challenges
- Neuroscientists hope to harness computing power to help map millions of miles of "wiring" that connects brain cells.
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- Nouns and Verbs Learned in Different Brain Regions
- Humans learn nouns and verbs in different regions of their brains, a new study says.
More Brain News and Information
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Brain Activity Measured While Flies Fly
Electrodes hooked up to tiny fruit-fly brains showed a boost in activity when in flight.
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Why Antidepressants Don't Work for Half of Patients
A brain receptor can block the effects of antidepressants.
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Size of Brain Region Affects Video Game Performance
How well you perform on video games may be determined, at least in part, by the size of a certain region in your brain
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The Science Behind the Cell Phone Cancer Scare
Do cell phones cause cancer? Studies can't find a link, but fear remains.
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Motherly Behavior Grows New Brain Cells
The act of mothering may give rise to new neurons, according to a study in rats.
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Why Humans Outlive Apes
Our meaty diet may be the underlying reason for humans' long lifespans, scientists say.
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Study Reveals Why Infants Can't Walk
An animal's brain size can predict the onset of walking.
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Wireless Braintalk

An example of the volunteer's performance with the brain-computer interface that scans minds in real-time for speech data.
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Mind-Machine Breakthrough: People Type With Just Thoughts
By focusing on images of letters, people with electrodes in their brains can type with their minds.
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Sound Body Equals Sound Mind, Study Finds
A large study shows exercise may benefit the brain.
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Video Scenes Pulled from Peoples’ Thoughts
A researcher develops software that can translate your thoughts onto a video screen.
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Bigger Brains Not Always Smarter
When it comes to brain size, bigger is not necessarily better, some scientists say.
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Clearing Out the Brain's Inbox
New neurons in adult brains clear away the remnants of old memories to make room for new ones.
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Humans Still Evolving as Our Brains Shrink
Shrinking brains and lactose intolerance are two signs that human evolution is still at work.
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Cell Phone Use Linked to Brain Changes
Study finds an association between cell phone use and an increased amount of a protein called transthyretin in the blood.
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Music Improves Brain Function
Researchers examine how the brain experiences and benefits from musical training.
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Jerky Curveball: It's All An Illusion

Look at the spinning ball directly. It seems to fly straight. But look at the blue dot and the ball's spin fools your brain into thinking that the ball is curving. A flying baseball passes from central to peripheral vision so it appears to jerk.
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New Dinosaur Built Like a Sherman Tank
A newfound dinosaur was the paleo version of an armored tank.
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Top 10 Mysteries of the First Humans
Humans are unique among life on this planet, and much remains a mystery as to how we evolved.
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Why 'Sleeping on It' Helps
How does "sleeping on it" help your decision-making process?
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First-time Internet Use Alters Activity in Older Brains
Adults with little internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study has found
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