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Psychedelics stimulate the growth of synapses outside the brain, scientists show for the first time.

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Speeding Up Neuroscience with Stem Cells 

<em >The Scientist</em>&rsquo;s Journal Club: Neuroscience and Cell Biology

The Scientist’s Journal Club: Neuroscience and Cell Biology

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2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity

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Silent Synapses May Provide Plasticity in Adulthood

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Chantell Evans Tracks Mitochondrial Cleanup in Neurons

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How Fear Restructures the Mouse Brain

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Glioblastoma Cells Imitate Immature Neurons to Invade the Brain

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Infographic: Reverse Signaling Between Neurons

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Hippocampal Cell Communication Is Bidirectional: Study

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New Role for Leptin: Promoting Synapse Formation in Rat Neurons

Can Single Cells Learn?

Flexible Synapse Strength May Underpin Mammal Brain’s Complexity

Infographic: A New Model of Synapse Strength

How Immune Cells Make the Brain Forget

Aggressive Cancers Feed Off the Brain’s Nerves

New Technique Captures Entire Fly Brain in 3D

Microglia Cause Cognitive Decline in Obese Mice

Artificial Nerve Senses Pressure, Moves Cockroach Leg

RNA Moves a Memory From One Snail to Another

Certain Glial Cells Appear to Help Prevent Muscle Fatigue

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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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Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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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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Maximizing Lentivirus Recovery

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

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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