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A brain rhythm in the hippocampus tags events for replaying during sleep, revealing a potential mechanism for selecting experiences for long-term storage. 

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Newly Identified Neural Signature of Drug Craving Could Predict Drug Use

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Opinion: Neuroscience Could Help Demystify Religious Experience

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Tetraplegic Patients Take Mind-Controlled Wheelchair for a Spin

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Researchers Report Decoding Thoughts from fMRI Data

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Which Neurons Go to Sleep First in Humans? fMRI Can Tell

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Same Parts of the Brain Control Processing of Dozens of Languages

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Genetic Underpinnings of Brain Activity May Differ in Autism

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“Feel-Good” Neurons Steer Mice Toward Hydration-Boosting Liquids

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How Meditation Changes the Brain: New Study Challenges Popular Beliefs

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Brain Implant Allows Completely Paralyzed Patient to Communicate

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Scientists Use Photosynthesis to Power an Animal’s Brain

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Is Your Brain Wired for Numbers?

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Infographic: Single-Cell Recordings Identify “Number Neurons”

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Bless You: Mouse Model Reveals Molecular Pathway Behind Sneezing

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The Link Between Wandering and Sleeping Minds

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Infographic: The Neural Pathway of Sneezing

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How Scientists Are Tackling Brain Imaging’s Replication Problem

The Rise of BCI Enables Advances in Neuroscience

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Curiosity and Hunger Are Driven by the Same Brain Regions

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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Universe 25 Experiment

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The Genes That Shaped Pets and Domesticated Livestock

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Enhancing Elution of Plasmid DNA

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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Explore new strategies for improving plasmid DNA manufacturing workflows.

Overcoming Obstacles in Plasmid DNA Manufacturing

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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