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The brain works best with one job at a time, but daily life calls for multitasking, causing a “bottle neck” in the brain.
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Colm Kelleher: How We See Color
Colm Kelleher explains how humans can see everything from auburn to aquamarine.
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Sensing Movement
The primate retina passes information about rapid movement to the brain.
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Tom Insel: Blazing Trails in Science
Dana Alliance member Thomas R. Insel has been a staunch trailblazer in neuroscience and psychiatry...
The Structure of Memory
Your oldest memories are etched into your brain thanks to tiny structures in your neurons.
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What is this thing called "Love"?
Lucy Brown and Helen Fischer use both psychological and biological approaches to gain insights into the mystery of “love” and share their insights on the website The Anatomy of Love.
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Researchers have begun to reveal how creating visual art affects brain function.
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Seeing Your Sense of Smell
This visage captures the parts of the nose and brain responsible for interpreting smell.
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Pavlov’s Flies
The brain links smells and sensations to create lasting memories.
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Why are some people left-handed?
There are likely advantages to having both left- and right-handed individuals in a population.
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Visualizing the Developing Brain
Fluorescent labelling allows scientists to track vital stem cells throughout the brain’s development.
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Does Depression Change the Way People Perceive the World?
A series of recent studies now offers preliminary evidence that depression may, indeed, alter aspects of perception.
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Sensing Space or Moving Muscles?
Scientists are rethinking the role of nerve endings once thought to be involved in providing spatial information to the brain.
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