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While the Severance procedure is fictional, some scientists argue that surgical separation of the left and right hemispheres really can create two minds in one brain.

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Researchers Report Decoding Thoughts from fMRI Data

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DNA Analyses Illuminate Origins of Farming, Ancestral Languages

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Ursula Bellugi, Leading Sign Language Neuroscientist, Dies at 91

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Can Mushrooms “Talk” to Each Other?

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Distracted Brains Better at Parsing Unfamiliar Languages: Study

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R. Allen Gardner, Who Taught Chimps to Sign, Dies at 91

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Is Your Brain Wired for Numbers?

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Serious Infections Linked to Autism: Study

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Baby Talk: Bat Pups Babble Like Human Infants

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Naked Mole Rat Colonies Have Their Own Unique Dialects

Publishing in English Presents Challenges for International Authors

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Men Promote Scientific Findings More Effusively than Women Do

Do English-Only Policies Foster or Damage Inclusivity in Science?

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Missing Brain Hemisphere Tied to Fortified Neural Networks

The Brain Interprets Spoken and Written Language the Same Way

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Replication Refutes Study Linking Neuroimaging to Genetics

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Kids’ Brains Remarkably Plastic After Stroke

Softer Diets Allowed Early Humans to Pronounce “F,” “V” Sounds

Duke Professor Urged Chinese Students to Speak English

Dialogue Improves Children’s Learning Abilities

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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Universe 25 Experiment

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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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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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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