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Concussion and Alzheimer’s Patients Show Similar Brain Changes
Damage from concussions and the progressive deterioration of neurons in Alzheimer's look similar on brain scans, according to the latest study, and produce...
Talk Therapy or Antidepressant? A Brain Scan Predicts Which Works Best for Your Depression
There hasn't been much in the way of hard science to help doctors or patients decide on the best treatments for depression — until now. For the first time, brain...
Brain Scans
Improvised explosive devices are the curse that keeps on giving. The Pentagon announced Thursday that it has established the Center for Neuroscience and...
A Sense of Adventure May Distinguish Identical Twins from One Another
Curiosity may be key to distinguishing among identical twins — at least when it comes to rodents.A new study of genetically identical mice throws more data into...
What Open-Air Nuclear Tests Tell Us About the Brain
Nuclear blasts lodge radioactive isotopes in the brain—and what they reveal is actually good news
Photo Essays
LIFE Behind the Picture: Children at a Puppet Theater, Paris, 1963
Forget the fabled rudeness of the Parisians. Forget the crowds of tourists who flock to the City of Light in the summer, making the city’s winding streets,...
The Day Einstein Died: A Photographer’s Story
Albert Einstein, whose theories exploded and reshaped our ideas of how the universe works, died on April 18, 1955, of heart failure. He was 76. His funeral and...
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#AskSanjay your brain Qs
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Pollution raises risk of autism in kids
Pollutants in the air are known to affect brain development, but the first national study of in utero exposure and autism rates raises new concerns. ...
Brain- Eating Amoeba Warning in Florida
Florida health officials are urging swimmers to steer clear of stagnant water, which could be home to millions of microscopic killers. Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba invisible to...
Brain Circuits Involved in Compulsive Behaviors
Researchers identified brain circuits responsible for compulsive behaviors in mice. The findings could lead to new approaches for obsessive-compulsive disorder. ...
