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How concussion can lead to brain damage - and what to do to prevent it

A new understanding of what happens to the brain after a knock to the head is finally waking us up to the risk of contact sports, and ways to stop long term damage

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Dishabituation: How to trick your brain to find more joy in life

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Dishabituation: How to trick your brain to find more joy in life

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Understanding sex differences in the brain is vital to mental health

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Is the human brain really the most complex object in the universe?

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How entropy and equilibrium can help explain consciousness

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Why forgetting things is a key part of the way your brain works

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Why forgetting things is a key part of the way your brain works

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain

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How to make sure your brain is performing at its peak

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2JKFTNG Researchers study star-shaped brain cells: NIH-funded researchers have used 3D collections of brain tissue from human cells to study star-shaped astrocytes in the brain.

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How newly discovered brain cells have made us rethink the human mind

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Why the brain's microbiome could hold the key to curing Alzheimer's

The surprising discovery that your brain has its own microbiome is raising an intriguing possibility – that some dementias might be reversible

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New evidence finally reveals how male and female brains really differ

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The strange truth about why thinking hard makes you feel exhausted

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Alice in Wonderland syndrome mapped in the brain to improve treatments

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Neuralink: What do brain implants do and why is Elon Musk making them?

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