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Being an ex-drug-addict turned neuroscientist brings a unique insight into the physiological and phenomenological realities of addiction.
A completely colorblind musician and painter perceives the world in a new way with help from technology.
Research on an 18th and 19th century Finnish population suggests that agriculture and monogamy may not have stopped human evolution.
A population of neurons in pigeon brains encodes direction, intensity, and polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field.
Progenitor cells discovered in the brain’s small blood vessels have the capacity to differentiate into neurons and other tissue types.
A new system decodes brain signals from the motor cortex of monkeys and translates them into basic arm movements, despite temporary paralysis.
Researchers weaken the memories of drug use in recovering addicts.
Baboons are able to distinguish printed English words from nonsense sequences of letters—the first step in the reading process.
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