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Dopamine is widely known as the brain’s “reward molecule,” but new research from Wroclaw Medical University reveals a far ...

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A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.

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Dr. Wagle says that artificial fats can get incorporated into brain cell membranes, changing their structure and making it ...

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