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Two Distinct Brain Pathways to Addiction
A study on mice found that the positive and negative reinforcements associated with opioid use operate via separate brain pathways.
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Delivering Proteins Directly to the Brain
Researchers have engineered a parasite to deliver a specific protein into mice's brain cells
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What Are “Jennifer Aniston Neurons” in the Brain?
Do brain cells respond to specific concepts, like a certain actress? Science's answer went from a chuckle to "yes" and to "not exactly”
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The Fat Droplets of Alzheimer's Disease
A new study highlights the significance of the third hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Harnessing Sound Waves to Alleviate Pain: Targeting the Brain
A new study suggests using focused ultrasound waves directed at the brain for pain relief.
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Navigating Trauma Memory
The brain's response to memories of similar events follows common patterns across people, but differs with traumatic memories.
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Facing This Way and That - Facial Illusions
Our brain is equipped with an efficient mechanism for face recognition. This is precisely why it is so easy to confuse - if one knows how
