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Lost keys, forgotten faces: Newly discovered brain cells solve memory mystery
In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...
Cracking the Alzheimer's code: How brain trauma triggers a hallmark of the disease
A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta—a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings ...
Mapping the human brain's default mode network: Anatomical study suggests it has widespread influence
The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...
Book Review: ‘Cerebral Entanglements,’ by Allan J. Hamilton
In “Cerebral Entanglements,” Allan J. Hamilton argues that new imaging technologies give us unprecedented access — with ...
A new AI tool for rapid identification in forensic investigations is faster than humans at estimating biological sex
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool for assisting in the ...
Study finds microplastics in our brains are accumulating, with unknown outcomes on our health
Microplastics have been found everywhere in the human body, including blood, breast milk, testicles, heart tissue, lung ...
Genetic study sheds light on changes that shaped human brain evolution
A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...
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She got a tip about four human brains stored at the Smithsonian. The investigation revealed so much more.
The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...