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An illustration of neurons

Health

Stimulating the vagus nerve may reduce symptoms of multiple sclerosis

An implanted device that stimulates the vagus nerve reduced symptoms of multiple sclerosis in rats as effectively as standard medications

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Two fruit flies

Life

The 3013 neurons in the brain of a fly larva have been mapped in full

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A transplanted human organoid labeled with a fluorescent protein in a section of the rat brain. Credit: Stanford University.

Life

Human neurons transplanted into a rat's brain influence its behaviour

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Face and smoke

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Meta AI can tell which words you hear by reading your brainwaves

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Sleeping mouse

Mind

Rapid eye movements during sleep reveal where mice look in dreams

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Group of friends having fun time at music festival

Mind

We may use distinct parts of our brain to think about close friends

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Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate to accumulate in our brain, leading to mental fatigue

Mind

Why thinking hard for several hours can leave you mentally exhausted

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Abstract illustration of a neuron

Technology

Artificial neuron swaps dopamine with rat brain cells like a real one

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

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Human brain scans

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Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

Some smokers lose their cravings after experiencing damage to specific parts of the brain, suggesting these areas form a network that somehow fuels the habit

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Brains can be hotter than the rest of our bodies, especially in women

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Health

Brain cells that control fever and other illness symptoms discovered

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Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2022 – according to science

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Health

Artificial nerve cells have been made in the lab

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