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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2016·5 min readViral Tool Maps Brain Activity in Real TimeResearchers use a neutered strain of the rabies virus to map brain activity in real time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2018·4 min readWalking Fish Suggests Locomotion Control Evolved Much Earlier than ThoughtNew research reports the first ambulatory creatures may have remained under water. Researchers report modern descendants of these creatures exhibit walking behaviors on the ocean floor.Read More
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