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What Happens in the Brain When We Help Others in Danger?
Researchers have shown that the same part of the brain responsible for basic defense behaviors is also involved in selfless, helping behaviors.
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When We Sleep, One Brain Region "Teaches" Another
According to research, as the brain cycles through slow-wave and rapid-eye-movement sleep, the hippocampus teaches the neocortex what it learned, transforming novel, fleeting information into enduring memory.
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The Brain Cells That Cause Fever Are Identified
Researchers have identified in mice the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that are necessary for a fever reaction. The results answer a long-standing question of which organs are involved in producing fever.
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Migratory Birds Attracted by Light Pollution Suffer Higher Toxic Chemical Exposure
Birds that migrate at night can be attracted by artificial light and drawn into areas with high levels of airborne toxic chemicals, according to a new study.
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What Is Testosterone's Role in Depression?
A research group has received a grant to pursue their work into understanding why male and female brains respond to stress differently and how testosterone could play a role in depression.
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Individual or Part of a Crowd: AI Suggests We Are a Bit of Both
Researchers have used AI to discover that humans in a crowd are more likely to imitate others first and then think independently after.
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120-Million-Year-Old Bird's Brain Revealed by Digital Reconstruction
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago. No one’s been able to get a good look at the ancient bird's head. But in a new study, researchers digitally reconstructed a Jeholornis skull, revealing details about its eyes and brain that shed light on its vision and sense of smell.
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How Do Psychedelics Alter the Brain?
A new review paper explains the basic neurobiology of how psychedelic drugs work at the chemical, molecular, neuronal and network levels, and raises topics for future exploration, such as the impact of compound psychedelics on different types of brain cells.
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3D Atlas Reveals the Birth of Neurons in the Vertebrate Brain
A new atlas will help inform researchers when final neuronal differentiation takes place. In addition, the researchers have shown that their final position in the tissue depends on their birth time and place.
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Sleep Study Examines How Memory Is Stored in the Brain
A new study looks deep inside the brain, where previous learning was reactivated during sleep, resulting in improved memory.
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