Health Scientists have traced all 54.5 million connections in a fruit fly’s brain by ccadm January 18, 2025 January 18, 2025 In the brain of a singular fruit fly, nerve cells weave themselves together, enabling flight, mating, … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
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Health Your brain can perceive subtle odor changes in a single sniff by ccadm January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 Human sniffs last between one and three seconds. During that time, chemicals enter the nose and … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health Some people don’t have a mind’s eye. Scientists want to know why by ccadm January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people. He … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health Like brain cells, kidney cells can form memories by ccadm January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a molecular sense. Neurons have historically been … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health Electronic ‘tattoos’ offer an alternative to electrodes for brain monitoring by ccadm January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 It’s an unusual aesthetic, but it works: Spray-on tattoos that dot the head can collect brain … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health Humans have linked emotions to the same body parts for 3,000 years by ccadm January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 Have you ever felt like there was a pit in your stomach? What about a flutter … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health The message-sending part of neurons may be blobby, not smooth by ccadm January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025 The ultrathin tendrils that zip messages around the nervous system are often drawn as smooth lines. … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
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