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Pioneer Cells Blaze Trails in the Young Brain
These trailblazers strike out into various parts of the brain, laying down axons as they go.
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How Your Brain Keeps You From Running Into Walls
Brain imaging and computer modeling evidence pinpoints the area of the brain that perceives environmental boundaries — and stops you from running into them.
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Neural Control of Walking and Running
How does your brain switch from walking to running and everything in between?
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Development of the Cerebral Cortex
This short video clip shows fetal cerebral cortex development.
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Your World In 3-D, No Glasses Needed
Welcome to the crossroads of the optic nerves.
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How the Brain Changes With Age
As we age, we can see our hair gray and our skin wrinkle. Less obvious are the changes happening in our brains.
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Sodium Channel Evolution in Electric Fish
Use electric fish as a way to help students understand genetics and the development of new characteristics in different species. .
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Fear and Loathing in the Borderlands of the Brain
The junction between the cortex and the brainstem highlights the center of our emotions.
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What Are the Biomarkers for Pain?
Researchers are developing a first-of-its-kind blood test to identify the biomarkers for pain, which could improve pain treatment.
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Brains and Brawn Packed Like Peas in a Pod
Take a closer look at the layers that make a strong core.
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Debunked: Do Neurons Die as We Get Older?
Neuroscientist John Morrison explains what really happens to our brain cells as we age.
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It's a Jungle in Here
The six layers of cells comprising the cerebral cortex are responsible for some of the most complex functions in the brain.
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Something in the Water
Special sensory organs allow fish to detect the slightest vibrations in the water around them.
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