
How Our Brain Preserves Our Sense of Self
One brain region is crucial for our ability to form and maintain a consistent identity both now and when thinking about the future
Robert Martone is a research scientist with expertise in neurodegeneration. He spends his free time kayaking and translating Renaissance Italian literature.
One brain region is crucial for our ability to form and maintain a consistent identity both now and when thinking about the future
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Work on an “Internet of brains” takes another step
Research finds parallels to certain psychoactive drugs
The growing science of memory manipulation raises social and ethical questions
Surprising study suggests experiences while young cause the brain to experience changes to the genome
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The connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought
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