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In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

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The DAM-Decision and Memory group at Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, led by Raphael Kaplan and composed of researchers from ...

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Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

Soon technology will enable us to read and manipulate thoughts. A neurobiologist and an international lawyer joined forces to ...

Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been ...

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So how much of your brain do you really need to survive? Neuroscientists are still investigating this question, and there ...