Impulsiveness in adolescence isn’t just a phase, it’s biology. And despite all the social factors that define our teen years,
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Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses: Study demonstrates that network-level brain activity can detect specific types of mental effort
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Severe mental illnesses cause
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Characterizing the relay station in the brain that controls our movements
The relay station of the brain, the substantia nigra, consists of different types of nerve cells and is responsible for
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Artificial intelligence helps to better assess treatment response of brain tumors
A team from Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Centre has developed a new method for the automated
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The sweet spot: Scientists discover taste center of human brain
Researchers long ago mapped sight, hearing and other human sensory systems in the brain. But for taste, which could be
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Researchers design technology that sees nerve cells fire: Technique could be used to monitor visual function through the optic nerve in the eye
Researchers at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, have created a noninvasive technology that detects when nerve cells fire based on
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Study shows potential to develop brain tumour liquid biopsies
Scientists are making strides in developing liquid biopsies for brain tumours by detecting tumour DNA in the fluid from around
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A comprehensive ‘parts list’ of the brain built from its components, the cells: In-depth analysis sorts cells from the cerebral cortex into 133 types, lays groundwork to explore function
Neuroscientists at the Allen Institute have moved one step closer to understanding the complete list of cell types in the
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To see what’s right in front of you, your brain may need some rewiring
Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells within the skull.
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Unprecedented study finds US ranks 27th among nations investing in education, health care: Nation’s 2016 ranking plummets from 6th in 1990; China sees increase in ranking from 69th to 44th
The United States ranks 27th in the world for its investments in education and health care as measurements of its
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