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Nano-Drugs Take Aim at Brain Cells
The blood-brain barrier once stopped medication from reaching the brain. Researchers have found their way through.
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How to do a Science Fair Project
Use this guide to help your students deign a science fair project about the brain.
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Why Neuroscientists Are Excited for a Wearable PET Scanner
Neuroscientists are developing innovations to study the brain while the body is in motion.
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Data Driven: Making Sense of a Deluge of Information
Neuroscientists are developing new ways to analyze vast amounts of data and promote a culture of sharing and collaboration.
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The Tools That Let Neuroscientists Study (and Even Repair) Brain Circuits
How neuroscientists are taking a look at neural circuits through technological innovations.
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Teasing Out the Mysteries of the Brain to Enhance Artificial Intelligence
The MICrONS project takes a cue from the brain’s information processing powers to improve artificial intelligence.
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To Understand the Brain, You Have to Do the Math
Computational neuroscientists use mathematical models to unravel the brain’s secrets.
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Ride the (Brain) Wave
Brain cells work in concert: they fire together and go quiet together, giving rise to rhythmic electrical activity called brain waves.
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Mapping the Human Connectome
Creating a map of the most complicated terrain in the universe requires a host of special technologies.
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Brain-Machine Interfaces: Converting Thoughts Into Action
Far from science fiction, brain-machine interfaces present a glimpse of the future of technologies powered by thought.
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Blind Minds Eyes: Aphantasia and Our Diverse Inner Lives
Learn about aphantasia and your "mind's eye" in this video.
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The American Crowbar Case: How a Metal Rod Shaped Modern Neuroscience
It only took one man and one iron rod to set into motion a series of events that undeniably offer us a deeper glimpse into the workings of our brain.
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What Happens While You Sleep?
This video explains what neuroscience has uncovered about what happens while we sleep.
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