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Uncovering The Secrets Of The Human Brain With Paola Arlotta: Advancements In Research

Studying the brain in ways that have never been done before. Women across all industries need more female mentors and role ...

The hidden life of pericytes: Understanding how cerebral malaria breaks the blood-brain barrier

Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral ...
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Prize winner’s research reveals how complex neural circuits are correctly wired during brain development

Using single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic screening, the researchers identified key surface proteins that mediate ...

Previously unrecognized hub in the brain's lymphatic drainage system may assist with clearing waste

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand ...
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

The science of fear: What happens in the brain when frightened

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

How our brain understands human actions

How do we recognize and interpret what others are doing—whether they're greeting a friend, preparing a meal together or doing ...
Los Angeles Times

The human brain doesn’t learn, think or recall like an AI. Embrace the difference

Recently, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, whose company builds the chips powering today’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems, remarked: “The thing that’s really, really quite amazing is the ...
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Fruit flies offer new insights into how human Alzheimer’s Disease risk genes affect the brain

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas ...