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Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions
A new study shows that the brain activity behind decision-making is far more widespread across the organ than first thought.
'Minibrains' reveal secrets of how key brain cells form in the womb
Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the organ. The finding could help unpack how disorders such as autism arise.
New brain implant can decode a person's 'inner monologue'
A new brain-computer interface can decode a person's inner speech, which could help people with paralysis communicate.
Can you dream during non-REM sleep?
People report vivid dreams during rapid-eye-movement sleep. But is this sleep stage really the only time we dream?
When your mind goes 'blank,' your brain activity resembles deep sleep, scans reveal
Neuroscientists think moments of "mind blanking" could be a way for the brain to protect itself.
Warm and cool temperatures travel on completely different paths to the brain
Researchers have mapped out the neural pathway that humans use to perceive cool temperatures and found that it's separate from the one for sensing heat.
Mental 'time travel' may help restore fading memories
A new study suggests that recalling the context in which a memory was made can help to restore the memory after it has started to erode.
Memories aren't static in the brain — they 'drift' over time
A new mouse study of spatial memory suggests that the brain's representation of places "drifts" over time.
