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Neuron Study Helps Explain Why We Forget
Memories from early childhood are notoriously elusive but why can’t we recall our most formative experiences? New research suggests it could be a case of the old making way for the new – neurons, that is.
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Team Invents Probes to Watch Neurons Fire in Real Time
Two new tools are letting scientists see brain activity as it happens live.
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How a Growing Brain Knows Which Wires to Cut
From the time we’re born, the developing brain undergoes a process to cut off excess nerve connections. Some estimates show that as many as half of the brain’s connections formed during development are clipped back as the final wiring takes shape.
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Neuron Study Helps Explain Why We Forget
Memories from early childhood are notoriously elusive but why can’t we recall our most formative experiences? New research suggests it could be a case of the old making way for the new – neurons, that is.
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Team Invents Probes to Watch Neurons Fire in Real Time
Two new tools are letting scientists see brain activity as it happens live.
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How a Growing Brain Knows Which Wires to Cut
From the time we’re born, the developing brain undergoes a process to cut off excess nerve connections. Some estimates show that as many as half of the brain’s connections formed during development are clipped back as the final wiring takes shape.
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