Neurons in the human brain receive electrical signals from thousands of other cells, and long neural extensions called dendrites play
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Protein has unique effects in neural connections related to information processing
Our cognitive abilities come down to how well the connections, or synapses, between our brain cells transmit signals. A new
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What your cell phone camera tells you about your brain: Research unites cognitive science and information theory
Driving down a dark country road at night, you see a shape ahead on the roadside. Is it a deer
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Do we trust people who speak with an accent? We tend to believe speakers who sound the same as us, though much depends on their tone of voice
You are in a strange neighbourhood, your cell phone’s dead, and you desperately need to find the closest garage. A
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Immune cells destroy healthy brain connections, diminish cognitive function in obese mice: Obesity may drive microglia into a synapse-eating frenzy that leads to cognitive impairment
Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a
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Great minds may think alike, but all minds look alike
The brain is a complex network containing many billions of neurons. Each neuron is connected to thousands of others via
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A video game can change the brain, may improve empathy in middle schoolers
A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of its damaged spaceship, it needs
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Artificial intelligence can predict your personality … simply by tracking your eyes
It’s often been said that the eyes are the window to the soul, revealing what we think and how we
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Brain activity cautions against buying stocks: Researchers find different activation in risk-affine and risk-averse investors
Despite long-term profit expectations, many people shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of investment. Why? Together
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How dying neurons control eating behaviors of the brain microglia: Aberrant clearance activity of microglia in particular brain regions leads to changes associated with neurodegenerative diseases
A new Mount Sinai study, published July 23 in the journal Nature Neuroscience, provides important insight into how microglia, cells
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