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Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

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Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

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A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

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A new study has identified the brain connectivity patterns that lead to cognitive difficulties in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting potential targets for therapeutic intervention in early ...