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Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them ...

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Former Border Patrol official Greg Bovino can’t keep away from the limelight. After the operation he oversaw in Minneapolis ...

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Trotter Hall had been named for former Swarthmore professor Spencer Trotter, who espoused "racial hierarchy" and dug up a ...

During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a "molecular switch" involving the protein Teneurin 4 (Ten4).

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Scientists have discovered a way to help the brain clean itself of harmful Alzheimer’s plaques by activating its own support cells. By increasing a protein called Sox9, researchers were able to boost ...

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...

Being dutiful, orderly, and organized are key facets of conscientiousness. These seemingly admirable qualities may not always ...