The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

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New research has pinpointed specific brain regions that are altered in individuals with psychopathy—especially those with ...

Jessica McLaughlin, 24, has been declared brain-dead after an alleged workplace fight at a Los Angeles 7-Eleven. Her family ...

Thanks to a team at the University of California, Davis, there's a new brain-computer interface (BCI) system that's opening ...

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While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

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