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Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
Book Excerpt from
When Brains Dream
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 8 min read
Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.
The Noncoding Regulators of the Brain
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Sep 12, 2022
| 10+ min read
Noncoding RNAs are proving to be critical players in the evolution of brain anatomy and cognitive complexity.
Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease
Hannah Thomasy, PhD,
Drug Discovery News
| Aug 9, 2023
| 10 min read
Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.
Brain Evolution at a Distance
Hannah Waters
| Dec 6, 2011
| 3 min read
Gene expression controlled from afar may have spurred the spurt in brain evolution that led to modern humans.
Human Cortical Organoids Model Neuronal Networks
Abby Olena, PhD
| Aug 29, 2019
| 4 min read
After growing in culture for a few months, the mini-brains produced rhythmic neural activity that strengthened over time.
Contributors
Abby Olena, PhD
| Nov 1, 2013
| 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2013 issue of
The Scientist
.
What a tangled web we weave
Barbara Oakley
| Apr 9, 2009
| 3 min read
Understanding unethical behavior through genetics, biology and evolution
A Single Transcription Factor Changes Ants to Queens
Abby Olena, PhD
| Nov 5, 2021
| 3 min read
The transcription factor can also drive the opposite transition depending on which hormone activates it, according to a new study.
Into the Limelight
Kate Yandell
| Oct 1, 2015
| 8 min read
Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.
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