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Estrogen may spur the body to make opioids after injuryThe female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain, a mouse study finds.
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The brain may 'move' between related ideas in the same way it navigates from one location to anotherUsing a mathematical model, scientists explored how the human brain might represent information about physical spaces and about people, places and things. Turns out, it may process both in a similar way.
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Mind-reading brain implant 'streams' thoughts instantaneouslyResearchers have used a mind-reading brain implant to continuously play a paralyzed person's thoughts through a speaker, allowing them to talk again.
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Your brain starts eating itself during a marathon, study findsUnder extreme metabolic conditions, like a marathon, the brain may turn to cellular fat stores to maintain function, according to a new study.
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How much of your brain do you need to survive?Case reports of people with atypical brains reveal the human brain's staggering ability to adapt to damage.
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Evidence refuting free will is being misinterpreted, scientists argueNeuroscience research claiming to question the existence of free will may have been misinterpreted.
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Brain quiz: Test your knowledge of the most complex organ in the bodyQuiz What do you know about the wrinkly organ inside your skull?
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Why don't we remember being babies?The inability to remember your first few years of life is called infantile amnesia. But why does it happen?
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Silent X chromosome genes 'reawaken' in older females, perhaps boosting brain power, study findsFemales have one active X chromosome and one dormant X chromosome in each cell. But a study suggests that genes on the dormant X get "reawakened" later in life, potentially giving the brain a boost.
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