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The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

Remember hearing that you have a spoon’s worth of plastic in your brain? That’s what a study published last February in ...

On Monday, Jan. 12, findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed that ...

Welcome back! For Day 4 of the challenge, let’s do a short and fun activity based around a concept called cognitive reserve.

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