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Cognitive neuroscientist Laura Pritschet, a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, is fascinated by how female hormones, including estrogen and ...

A new, first-of-its-kind facility is now open in Howard County that focuses on improving the way brains function.

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In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Duke University and Germany’s Humboldt and Hamburg ...

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain's neurons has a kind of 'molecular memory', which contributes to ...

These 7 mini habits, backed by neuroscience, help school students develop smarter brains, better focus, and stronger memory without stress.

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