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A crucial link between the brain's cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers. Subscribe to our ...

For decades, multiple sclerosis research has focused on myelin, the insulation around the brain's wiring. Scientists paid ...

For decades, multiple sclerosis research has focused on myelin, the insulation around the brain's wiring. Scientists paid ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have introduced numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems designed to emulate ...

Scientists have found that your brain separates memories into “what” and “where/when” using two different groups of neurons.

Researchers identify "meal memory" neurons in laboratory rats that could explain why forgetting lunch leads to overeating. Scientists have discovered a specific group of brain cells that create ...

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Different parts of the brain perform a variety of functions, all of ...

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

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A new paper published in Cell Reports, in which researchers work with primates, sheds some light on the question. Researchers ...