Why can humans speak but monkeys can’t? It may be due to this one brain quirk

Why can humans speak but monkeys can’t? It may be due to this one brain quirk

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Speech is unique to humans, but most of the brain structures involved in speech production are also present in Old ...
Do you know a second alphabet? Additional written languages give bilingual people’s brains a boost

Do you know a second alphabet? Additional written languages give bilingual people’s brains a boost

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New research suggests that the brain of a bilingual person who knows two alphabets is different from that of a ...
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Why did humans evolve bigger brains than our hominid cousins?

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Changes in the size and organization of the brain distinguish the emergence of modern humans, but we know little about ...
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Some people can still feel lost limbs after amputation. Here’s how studying ‘phantom limb syndrome’ could offer clues to understanding consciousness

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Phantom limbs are a striking demonstration of the importance of the body for self-consciousness ...
Neuroplasticity and epilepsy: Why our ever-adapting brain cells are a blessing and sometimes a curse

Neuroplasticity and epilepsy: Why our ever-adapting brain cells are a blessing and sometimes a curse

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Brain plasticity is often touted as a miracle cure, but it does have a dark side. Addiction, for example, occurs ...
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Schizophrenics have fewer nerve cells in their brain due to genetic mutation

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Stem cells obtained from patients with schizophrenia carry a genetic mutation that alters the ratio of the different type of ...

Petri dish spinal cord grown from stem cells

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Most efforts to grow tissues and organs rely on biodegradable scaffolds. When ‘seeded’ with a patient’s stem cells, these scaffolds ...
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