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We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain

Health

We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain

Research in mice suggests that a newly identified brain pathway may be the reason childhood adversity increases the risk of mental health issues as an adult

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An illustration of neurons

Health

Stimulating the vagus nerve may reduce symptoms of multiple sclerosis

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Two fruit flies

Life

The 3013 neurons in the brain of a fly larva have been mapped in full

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A transplanted human organoid labeled with a fluorescent protein in a section of the rat brain. Credit: Stanford University.

Life

Human neurons transplanted into a rat's brain influence its behaviour

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Face and smoke

Technology

Meta AI can tell which words you hear by reading your brainwaves

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Sleeping mouse

Mind

Rapid eye movements during sleep reveal where mice look in dreams

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Group of friends having fun time at music festival

Mind

We may use distinct parts of our brain to think about close friends

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Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate to accumulate in our brain, leading to mental fatigue

Mind

Why thinking hard for several hours can leave you mentally exhausted

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Abstract illustration of a neuron

Technology

Artificial neuron swaps dopamine with rat brain cells like a real one

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

Health

What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

Blobs of human brain cells cultivated in the lab, known as brain organoids or 鈥渕ini-brains鈥, are transforming our understanding of neural development and disease. Now, researchers are working to make them more like the real thing

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Health

Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

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Health

Brains can be hotter than the rest of our bodies, especially in women

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Health

Brain cells that control fever and other illness symptoms discovered

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Mind

Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2022 鈥 according to science

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