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Marmosets swap brain cells with their siblings

Marmoset siblings share many things – including brain cells Werner Layer/ Alamy A large number of cells within the brains…

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Scientists are developing a handheld eye-scanner for detecting traumatic brain injury

The first 60 minutes following a traumatic brain injury such as concussion are often referred to as a patient’s “golden…

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Brittle stars can learn just fine — even without a brain

We humans are fixated on big brains as a proxy for smarts. But headless animals called brittle stars have no…

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Man experiencing severe headaches for 5 months discovers chopsticks in his brain

[Source] A 35-year-old man in Vietnam who experienced severe headaches for five months was shocked to discover a pair of…

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Tracing the evolution of the ‘little brain’

The evolution of higher cognitive functions in humans has so far mostly been linked to the expansion of the neocortex.…

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Brain cells that tell mice when to eat may do the same job in people

The activity of certain neurons in the brain may determine when we feel hungry Rost-9D/Getty Images A group of brain…

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Hunger hormones impact decision-making brain area to drive behavior

A hunger hormone produced in the gut can directly impact a decision-making part of the brain in order to drive…

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Can gene expression predict if a brain tumor is likely to grow back?

Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that originates in the protective membranes…

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Brain scans give clues to how teens handle pandemic stress

WASHINGTON — Brain scans could be used to predict how teenagers’ mental health will fare during a stressful time, an…

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Actor Barton Cowperthwaite, 31, diagnosed with brain cancer

“Tiny Pretty Things” actor Barton Cowperthwaite revealed he’s been diagnosed with “at least” a stage 2 cancerous glioma. The 31-year-old…

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