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·October 28, 2013·2 min read

Snakes on the Brain: Are Primates Hard-Wired to See Snakes?

Researchers discover specific neurons in the brains of rhesus macaque monkeys respond to images of snakes.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 30, 2013·4 min read

Full Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin Temperature

According to a new study, people can be tricked into feeling that an avatar, a generated image of a human figure, is their own body.

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·February 4, 2013·4 min read

Finding the Way to Memory

A new study reveals DCC, the receptor for a crucial protein in the nervous system known as netrin, plays a key role in regulating the plasticity of nerve cell connections in the brain.

neural mechanisms

Snakes on the Brain: Are Primates Hard-Wired to See Snakes?

Full Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin Temperature

Finding the Way to Memory

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

New Brain Structures in Language Processing Identified

Snakes on the Brain: Are Primates Hard-Wired to See Snakes?

Full Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin Temperature

Finding the Way to Memory

Circadian Rhythm Off Beat: Parkinson’s and Nighttime Neuron Damage

ChatGPT’s Role in Shaping Identity and Personal Narratives

New Brain Structures in Language Processing Identified

Loneliness Merges Real and Fictional Friends in the Brain

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