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·September 21, 2017·5 min read

Jellyfish Sleep Like the Rest of Us

Much like other animals, the upside-down jellyfish enters into sleep. However, unlike other animals, the jellyfish has no central nervous system. Researchers believe the need to sleep evolved before the emergence of a central nervous system.

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·September 14, 2017·4 min read

Magnetic Fields to Alleviate Anxiety

Using a combination of transcranial magnetic stimulation and virtual reality, researchers have helped to reduce anxiety in people with panic disorders.

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·September 13, 2017·4 min read

3-D Protein Structure Offers Insight into Rapid Communication by Brain Cells

A new 3D protein structure helps researchers to better understand the rapid action of neurotransmission.

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·August 9, 2017·5 min read

Rewired Taste System Reveals How Flavors Move from Tongue to Brain

According to a new Nature study, in order for our taste system to work, the connection between neurons and taste bud cells have to rewire correctly each time.

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·July 13, 2017·5 min read

Artificial Intelligence Helps Build Brain Atlas of Fly Behavior

Using machine learning, researchers have created a comprehensive brain map that links different groups of neurons to specific behaviors in fruit fly brains. The study, published in Cell, reports the AI used more than 225 days of video footage to help create the map. Left in human hands, the work would have taken an estimated 3,800 years to complete.