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Secret to lifelong memories sticking is molecular 'glue'

By Emily Cooke published

A new study has uncovered the role that a specific molecule in the brain plays in maintaining long-term memory.

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Lab-grown 'minibrains' may have just confirmed a leading theory about autism

By Emily Cooke published

Excessive brain growth in the womb has been directly tied to autism in toddlers in new research involving lab-grown "minibrains."

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A close up on a brain scan with one portion highlighted in red, indicating the location of an implant

Scientists inserted a window in a man's skull to read his brain with ultrasound

By Emily Cooke published

New research shows it's possible to use ultrasound waves to monitor activity in the human brain.

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Why can't we see colors well in the dark?

By Skyler Ware published

In the dark, vivid colors seem to fade to gray and they're hard to tell apart. Why is that?

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Seeing is one of the main human senses.

The 5 human senses — and a few more you might not know about

By Ailsa Harvey, Alina Bradford last updated

Reference Humans have more than five senses that help us navigate the world.

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1st Neuralink user describes highs and lows of living with Elon Musk's brain chip

By Lauren Leffer published

Thirty-year-old Noland Arbaugh says the Neuralink chip has let him "reconnect with the world"

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Scientists pinpoint likely origin of stuttering in the brain

By Emily Cooke published

Disruptions to a single network in the brain may be responsible for stuttering, new research suggests.

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The brain can store nearly 10 times more data than previously thought, study confirms

By Emily Cooke published

Scientists harnessed a new method to precisely measure the amount of information the brain can store, and it could help advance our understanding of learning.

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Microscopic image of two blobs of cells merging together; the one on the right is stained bright green

In a 1st, scientist grow mini brains with functional blood-brain barriers

By Nicoletta Lanese published

New "assembloids" grown from stem cells offer a tiny, working model of the blood-brain barrier.

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The enigmatic 'brain microbiome' could play a role in neurological disease

By Janosch Heller published

Some research suggests the brain has its own microbiome, but scientists don't know much about it.

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