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Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...

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Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

Psychological research shows that intolerance of uncertainty limits reasoning ability. Highly intelligent individuals tend to ...

Neurons grown from stem cells in the lab form an interconnected network. In this study, researchers used CRISPR to switch off genes in stem cells and then followed how successfully the cells developed ...

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