A collection of images from previous neuroscience articles, including those of an octopus in a chamber, artistic renditions of a brain, brain scans, and an image of neural connections in vitro.
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Monkeys Look for Patterns that Aren’t There—Just Like Humans Do

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Book Excerpt from When Animals Dream

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Opinion: Animal Dreaming Should Give Us Ethical Pause

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Inside the Brains of Aging Dogs

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Dolphins May Remember Personal Experiences

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Bacterial Metabolite May Regulate Cognition in Mice

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Do Invertebrates Have Emotions?

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Researchers Train Goldfish to “Drive”

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Exercise-Associated Protein Boosts Brain Function in Mice

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Cleaner Fish Alter Behavior if Partners Can See Them “Cheating”

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STRANGE Framework Addresses Bias in Animal Behavior Research

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Zebra Finches Recognize the Calls of Over 40 Fellow Finches

Wild Birds Remember a Novel Task for Nearly Two Years

The Mirror Test Peers Into the Workings of Animal Minds

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