Neuroscience

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Advancing Pain Relief Without Addiction or Toxicity

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Aging Brains Show Stripes of Cell Death

A child cups a lemon hanging from a tree to his face, closing his eyes and smelling intensely. As an adult, the smell of a lemon may bring back specific memories from his childhood—the ability of smell (and taste) to suddenly trigger vivid, emotional memories is called the “Proust effect” after the French novelist Marcel Proust.

Why Do Certain Smells Bring Back Old Memories?

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The Goldilocks Hormone: Oxytocin Keeps the Body Resilient

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How the Brain Sees Illusions

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Postdoc Portrait: Kaustav Chakraborty

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A Map of the Impossible: MICrONS Delivers AI and Neuroscience Advances

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From Soundwaves to Brainwaves: The Transformative Power of Music

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How Exercise Keeps the Mind Sharp Against Parkinson’s Disease

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Our Brain is Listening: Are We Playing the Right Melody?

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The Complex Lives of Cichlid Fish Parents

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Does Sunlight Make Us Happy? It's Complicated, Say Researchers

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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