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Mind Aglow: Scientists Watch Thoughts Form in the Brain
A new technology shows real-time communication among neurons that promises to reveal brain activity in unprecedented detail
Like Humans, Chimps Reward Cooperation and Punish Freeloaders
Recent research challenges the notion that our closest animal relatives don’t like working as a team
New Players in the Obesity Puzzle: The Brain's Glial Cells
Discoveries about the roles they play in appetite and metabolism could unlock new strategies against obesity
Why We Toss and Turn in an Unfamiliar Bed
Half the brain stays more alert the first night in a new location
Probing the Moist Crevices of Word Aversion
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Beyond Resveratrol: The Anti-Aging NAD Fad
Whenever I see my 10-year-old daughter brimming over with so much energy that she jumps up in the middle of supper to run around the table, I think to myself, “those young mitochondria.” Mitochondria are our cells’ energy dynamos.
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Scientists Map Nearly 200 Areas in the Human Brain
A newly updated map of the human brain may be the most accurate yet, helping solve over 100 years of arguments.This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on July 20, 2016. It is a Nature Video production.
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