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Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new ...

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This is Part 3 of a four-part series on: What Actually Are Emotions? “Emotions are not what we think they are. They are not universally expressed and recognized. They are not hardwired brain reactions ...

In the short term, high blood sugar can cause neurological symptoms, ranging from lethargy to trouble focusing and altered mental status, sometimes referred to as "brain fog." In the long term, it may ...

Your body may move to the music on the dance floor, but how does your brain function when listening to tunes while you work? A lot of people swear one way or another - electronic music may speed up ...

Researchers found that lecanemab, the Alzheimer’s drug designed to clear amyloid-β plaques, does not improve the brain’s waste clearance system in the short term.

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