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A large review argues mental decline isn’t inevitable and the brain can still gain at any age.

By BeckhamLangford

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How we learn speech depends more on hearing sounds than on moving the mouth, a study finds

By BeckhamLangford

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A study of 10,000 brain scans shows shrinkage and memory loss link up most sharply after midlife

By BeckhamLangford

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Sleep deprivation damages the exact brain circuit you use to recognize familiar faces, a study finds

By BeckhamLangford

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Losing sleep scrambles the brain circuit that lets you remember who is who

By BeckhamLangford

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A zebrafish brain lights up with social signals seconds before the fish even moves

By BeckhamLangford

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Your brain burns about 20% of your body’s energy while weighing only about 2%

By BeckhamLangford

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The human brain runs on roughly 86 billion neurons

By BeckhamLangford

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Researchers tracing real-time brain chemistry caught copper triggering the toxic protein tangles behind Alzheimer’s

By Cassian Holt

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A baby’s brain may be shaped before birth by its genes and gut microbes together

By BeckhamLangford

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Scientists found two biologically distinct types of autism, each with different brain wiring

By BeckhamLangford

Neuroscience

Scientists found two biologically distinct types of autism, each with different brain wiring

By BeckhamLangford

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Your brain is 2% of your weight but burns a fifth of your energy

By BeckhamLangford

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Most vivid dreaming happens during the rapid-eye-movement stage of sleep

By BeckhamLangford

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Nerve signals can travel through your body faster than 250 miles per hour

By BeckhamLangford

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Your brain stays electrically active all night, sometimes more than when awake

By BeckhamLangford

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Your brain runs on about 20 watts, the power of a dim light bulb

By BeckhamLangford

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The adult brain holds about 86 billion neurons, each linked to thousands of others

By BeckhamLangford

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Most vivid dreaming happens during the rapid-eye-movement stage of sleep

By BeckhamLangford

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Your brain stays electrically active during sleep, sometimes more than when you are awake

By BeckhamLangford

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