A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just 'background noise.' ...

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Researchers at the University of Virginia have created the first comprehensive protein-level atlas of brain development, ...

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There exists no ‘amyloid cabal’” in Alzheimer’s research, neurologist Dennis Selkoe writes in response to Charles Piller’s ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

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One of the odd habits of truly gifted people that normal thinkers don't do is taking cold showers, no matter the occasion.

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"Facts of Life" star Nancy McKeon is opening up about the scrutiny she and her castmates experienced over their weight. McKeon told the New York Post in a recent interview "there was a lot" of ...