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How Thyroid Hormone Fuels the Drive to Explore

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Meet the Brain Cells that May Help Us Adapt to Changes in Day Length

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Researchers used neural activity to understand how the human brain represents the words it hears

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Exploring Our Sense of Touch from Every Angle

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Harvard Medical School researchers are studying one of the most mysterious senses

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A Clue Into How We See a Stable World Despite Moving Eyes

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Macaque study illuminates how brain perceives static images amid constant eye movements

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Simple Skin Test May Detect, Distinguish Parkinson’s and Related Diseases

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Study indicates skin biopsies could lead to earlier and more accurate diagnoses

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Reflections on Neurobiology, Past and Present

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Department co-founder shares thoughts on how far the field has come — and what’s next

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Researchers implicate little-known neuronal activity with rousing ‘offline’ brain

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How Does the Brain Make Decisions?

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Mouse study provides insights into communication between neurons during decision-making

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How the Brain’s Compass Guides the Body

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A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections

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