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Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

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A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

"A really big question that, at least I ask myself, is, 'How do we become who we are?'" University of Virginia psychology ...

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A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.