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Memories may be sorted by the thalamus before being stored long term

The thalamus is the brain's relay station for sensory information, but a study in mice has found it may also play a role in memory processing

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Cell types in a mouse's brain, coloured according to their subclass

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Most detailed map of mouse brain includes 5200 different types of cell

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Close up someone injecting Botox in a woman's forehead

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Botox injections in forehead alter brain activity linked to emotions

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Images and caption info from the book Your Brain on Art Universe of Water Particles on a Rock where People Gather ? teamLab The interdisciplinary arts collective teamLab created an audience-driven experience in Tokyo called teamLab Borderless that brings the natural world to life. See image E in the color insert. The collective incorporates light, sound, and visual effects that feel as though you are part of the art, and that seem to transcend our normal perceptions of time and place. As you meander through the space, you are able to manipulate the surroundings through touch, and to watch as digital flowers bloom, and die, and bloom again. We often think of ourselves as individuals separate from our surroundings, from nature, but this stunning interactive museum dissolves the boundary between art and the viewer, allowing you to feel your surroundings in a visceral way. Composed of artists, programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians, and architects, teamLab represents the exciting, transdisciplinary collaborations of the future.

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Your Brain on Art review: Fascinating guide needs a bit more science

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A new mitochondrial theory of Alzheimer's deserves serious attention

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TXBTRF 3d rendered medically accurate illustration of amyloid plaques on a alzheimer nerve cell

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Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia

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Naegleria fowleri amoeba

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Man in Florida killed by rare, brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri

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Gel injected into living animals turns into an electrode

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Gel injected into living animals turns into an electrode

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Image of blood vessels in a mouse brain with an the inset picture showing fluorescent microbubbles that have been directed with ultrasound

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Microbots tracked while navigating through a living mouse’s brain

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The hippocampus (orange) is a structure in the brain that plays a key role in memory. Less extensive damage to the hippocampus has been linked to worse amnesia than more severe injuries

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Mild brain damage may affect memory more than severe injuries

In a small study, memory recall was better in people with more severe damage to a brain region involved with memory, compared with those with milder damage. With severe damage, other parts of the brain may take on the damaged region's function

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The covid-19 virus gets into the brain – what does it do there?

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Spraying drugs up the nose may help heal the brain after a stroke

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One brain network may be involved in six mental health conditions

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Some regions of your brain can communicate faster as you age

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