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This groundbreaking neurotechnology allows scientists to activate neurons with light, opening new frontiers in brain research and potential therapies.

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Who Will Win the 2025 Nobel Prize? Scientists Make Their Predictions

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Light-Stimulated Graphene Activates and Matures Neurons

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Is the World Spinning, or Is It Me? How the Brain Distinguishes Self and External Motion

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Round Cells Square Up with an Optogenetic Switch

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Trippy Science Unravels the Mystery of Psychedelics’ Antianxiety Effects

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Fine Tuning Muscle Control with Light

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The Making of a Memory

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Mapping the Neural Circuit of Social Avoidance

Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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