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ICYMI: Scientists Create Super Speedy Bionic Jellyfish

And other neuroscience news for the week of January 27, 2020.

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Brainy Cells and Brawny Cells, Both Built From Similar Stuff

This protein helps fortify cellular might.

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New Cells for a Renewed Brain

Neuroscientists are exploring the potential of stem cell treatments for Alzheimer’s disease in mice models.

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Why You Can (Or Can't) Feel Your Tongue

You’re trying to feel your tongue now, aren’t you? Let the trigeminal ganglion do what it does.

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Wiring That Analyzes the Past to Improve the Future

Sorting through past experiences to help make our best choices possible.

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Zebrafish Eyeball Stays Flexible for the Future

Fish eyes’ stored stem cells could give clues to develop potential therapies for an injured mammalian eye.

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Neuroscientists Grow Their Own Neurons

Researchers grew this embryoid body from mouse stem cells in about a week.

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How Neurons Make Muscles Twitch

Every step you take, every move you make, motor neurons play a role.

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Your World In 3-D, No Glasses Needed

Welcome to the crossroads of the optic nerves.

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A Developing Fruit Fly Eye

With more than half of its tiny brain devoted to sight, the fruit fly is a favorite animal model for scientists studying the visual system.

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Social Connection May Help Avoid Opioid Addiction Relapse

Research in rat models suggests that protection against intense drug craving may come from the reward of social interactions.

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Roll Over, Sit, Lie Still in the MRI: How Brain Imaging Helps Us Understand Dogs

Gregory Berns, a neuroscientist at Emory University, and his team are training dogs to hop into an MRI scanner to better understand how the dog mind works.

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