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How diversity is driving insights into the brain

Scientists in Japan say that diverse teams and approaches are helping to uncover the brain’s complexity, from memories hiding in the spinal cord to the processing of optical illusions. Produced by A researcher at RIKEN Center for Brain Science has recently identified a type of neuron in the spinal cord, known as a Renshaw cell...

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Lack of focus doesn’t equal lack of intelligence — it’s proof of an intricate brain

A study by neuroscientists at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science illustrates how parts of the brain need to work together to focus on important information while filtering out distractions BROWN UNIVERSITY By Gretchen Schrafft, Science Communications Specialist, Robert J. & Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Imagine...