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In the Lab By Damian Garde

First Look: Decoding dyslexia by tracking frenetic neurons

Health By Usha Lee McFarling

Wanted: Women’s brains — to jump-start lagging research on female concussions

Alzheimer's brain illustration - Loss of connection between cells

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Their brains had the telltale signs of Alzheimer’s. So why did they still have nimble minds?

Health By Ike Swetlitz

Head trauma link to ALS strengthened with findings of NFL player Kevin Turner’s autopsy

Boddities By Megan Thielking

Watch: Episode 6: What happens to the brain when we get scared?

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Brain study shows how small lies grow into whoppers

Science Happens! By Carl Zimmer

Watch: Episode 9: Can exercise make you smarter? Scientists think it’s possible

Human Neural Progenitor Cells To Astrocytes

Quick Take By Meghana Keshavan

Obesity and the brain: New findings could spur future drug development

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

Is that my hand? How your brain falls for the ‘rubber hand illusion’

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

The bigger the yawn, the bigger the brain, scientists find

In the Lab By Associated Press

5 decisions that made the Nobel Prizes look bad

Quick Take By Leah Samuel

5 bizarre accidents that people survived against all odds

In the Lab By Usha Lee McFarling

Peter Walter just won the Breakthrough Prize. His work? Trying to heal human brains

Business By Rebecca Robbins

Brain drain? Lumosity reels after federal crackdown on online ‘brain training’

In the Lab By Anna Vlasits

As brain maps proliferate, scientists aim to sync them up

Sharon Samuels at her clothing store in Newton, Mass.

In the Lab By Suzanna Masih

Watch: New treatment offers some hope for an unshakable tremor

In the Lab By Usha Lee McFarling

Jump starting the brain: Experimental device suggests new path to rousing coma patients

In the Lab By Andrew Joseph

With brain training and an exoskeleton, paraplegics seem to regain some feeling in their legs

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

In living color: New technique sees gene activity in human brains

In the Lab By Sharon Begley

MIT challenges New York Times over book on famous brain patient

Gut Check By Sharon Begley

Can music enhance brain waves and improve Olympic wrestlers’ performance?

Health By Associated Press

Special drug rushed to help brain-eating amoeba patient

In the Lab By Anna Vlasits

After another stumble, is fMRI brain scanning learning from its mistakes?

In the Lab By Carl Zimmer

In patients under hypnosis, scientists find distinctive patterns in the brain

Health By Sharon Begley

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It’s staff, not stuff: Applying crisis standards of care to allocating health care workers

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First Look: Decoding dyslexia by tracking frenetic neurons

Wanted: Women’s brains — to jump-start lagging research on female concussions

Their brains had the telltale signs of Alzheimer’s. So why did they still have nimble minds?

Head trauma link to ALS strengthened with findings of NFL player Kevin Turner’s autopsy

Watch: Episode 6: What happens to the brain when we get scared?

Brain study shows how small lies grow into whoppers

Watch: Episode 9: Can exercise make you smarter? Scientists think it’s possible

Obesity and the brain: New findings could spur future drug development

Is that my hand? How your brain falls for the ‘rubber hand illusion’

The bigger the yawn, the bigger the brain, scientists find

5 decisions that made the Nobel Prizes look bad

5 bizarre accidents that people survived against all odds

Peter Walter just won the Breakthrough Prize. His work? Trying to heal human brains

Brain drain? Lumosity reels after federal crackdown on online ‘brain training’

As brain maps proliferate, scientists aim to sync them up

Watch: New treatment offers some hope for an unshakable tremor

Jump starting the brain: Experimental device suggests new path to rousing coma patients

With brain training and an exoskeleton, paraplegics seem to regain some feeling in their legs

In living color: New technique sees gene activity in human brains

MIT challenges New York Times over book on famous brain patient

Can music enhance brain waves and improve Olympic wrestlers’ performance?

Special drug rushed to help brain-eating amoeba patient

After another stumble, is fMRI brain scanning learning from its mistakes?

In patients under hypnosis, scientists find distinctive patterns in the brain

Play on! In a first, brain training cuts risk of dementia 10 years later