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Pain shouldn’t be judged with a lie detector test – here’s why
Dopamine Deficiency Found to Drive Memory Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease
How to build a digital ‘twin’ of the human brain – what existing models overlook
New map reveals how adult brain cells remember their origins
Pregnancy changes the brain – and we are only beginning to understand how and why
New brain maps challenge traditional descriptions of the brain
As We Age, Immune Cells Protect Spinal Cord
Clues to Alzheimer’s disease may be hiding in our ‘junk’ DNA
How the nervous system activates repair after spinal cord injury
Neural activity directly drives increased glioma brain cancer growth
Brain “stars” hold the power to preserve cognitive function in model of Alzheimer’s disease
Groundbreaking Discovery: Glioblastoma Also Affects Skull
Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study
Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older – here is what that means for you
Mapping the “brain in the gut” may provide clues to gastrointestinal disorders
Inflammation potential cause of multiple sclerosis progression
Alzheimer’s disease: toxic protein is turned bad by immune enzyme, mouse study shows
New model of neuronal circuit provides insight on eye movement
Immune cells key in blood vessel damage, neurodegeneration
Alzheimer’s Disease: It’s Not Only Neurons
How brain research breakthrough could spark next generation of hearing devices
New atlas of mRNA variants captures inner workings of brain
Immune protein may induce dementia unrelated to high blood pressure
New maps reveal the individual brain changes linked to different mental illnesses
How close are we to reading minds? A new study decodes language and meaning from brain scans
Interfering with antiviral pathway may deter Alzheimer’s
Map of spinal cord formation gives new knowledge on diseases of the nervous system
Four different autism subtypes identified in brain study
Lifting lid on impulsive behaviour
Nibbling Synapses: Glial Cells Eating of Synapses May Enhance Learning and Memory
Microscopy reveals how psychedelics light up brain’s neuropathways
Teens Become More Exploratory With Age-A Behavior Linked to Greater Social Connectivity and Psychological Well-Being
Researchers discover novel light-gated potassium channel
Research sheds light on mechanism by which long-term anti-anxiety drug use affects brain
Abnormal activity of brain circuit causes anorexia in animal model
New fundamental knowledge of “abdominal brain”
New neural network explains human behaviours from dynamic brain activity
New neural network explains human behaviour from dynamic brain activity
New and Diverse Experiences Linked to Enhanced Happiness, New Study Shows
Roots of language
Brain immune cells, neurodegeneration differ in males, females
Cells study helping to crack code to Alzheimer’s disease
Deep neural networks uncover what brains likes to see
Study links high-salt diet and cognitive impairment