BRAINDECODER
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The Frustrating Search For Free Will
Don’t sound the death knell for free will just yet. Despite tantalizing evidence that our brains are doing much more than we’re aware of, free will may still exist. It […]
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Music Was Once Thought To Be A Neural Pathogen
Music has powerful impacts on the mind and a strange relationship with science and society. It has now made its way into the clinic as a tool to help heal […]
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Your Tiny Amygdala Could Foretell If Your Casual Drug Use Will Turn Into Addiction
Many people take recreational drugs at some point in their lives, but only some become addicted. Their risk for addiction may be higher due to their genes, their environment, and […]
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Serenading The Brain Out Of A Coma
Music is one of several triggers that have been known to occasionally rouse patients from unconsciousness. The exact mechanisms are still a mystery, but using new technologies, researchers can observe […]
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The Agnostic Grandmother Cells In Jennifer Aniston’s Brain
For at least ten years, Jennifer Aniston has been, in a way, part of a furious debate among neuroscientists about how we encode our memories.
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A Visual History of Neurons
These cells are not only incredibly small, but also blend in perfectly with their neighbors, as if they are individual noodles compressed in a larger bowl of spaghetti. But with […]