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Humans have unique brain connections affecting emotions, social intelligence, and language, unlike chimpanzees or macaques.

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“It all started from an accidental observation,” says Li Zhang, a systems neuroscientist at the Keck School of Medicine of ...

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Municipal leaders in a small, Michigan city known as a hotbed for white supremacy are working to clean up its reputation, but ...

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The term “addiction” is often used to refer to a clinical diagnosis of a substance use disorder; a state characterized by an intense motivation to consume ...

The question of the differences between so-called male and female brains has always sparked curiosity and fueled debate. Are ...

Early-life adversity affects over half of children worldwide, increasing the risk of cognitive and mental health issues later ...

Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new ...

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical ...