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Brain Primer
A Look Inside Vision
Many cells and molecules work together to help you see the world around you.
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How Taste and Smell Work
Your sense of taste and smell help you enjoy your favorite dish or avoid it when it’s gone bad.
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Neuroethics Asks the Difficult Questions
Neuroscience has a profound ability to alter society, but who makes sure it changes society for the better?
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Neuroscience Takes the Stand
Understanding the brain science behind human behavior can help us create a fairer legal system.
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Neuroeconomics: Making Big and Small Decisions
Behind every economic decision you make is a host of biases, hormone fluctuations, and firing neurons.
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Storing Memories in Your Synapses
Your ability to recall the color of your childhood home depends on long-lasting changes to the connections between nerve cells.
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Making Memories
Scientists continue to learn about the neurobiology and architecture of the different types of memory.
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Motivation: Why You Do the Things You Do
Processing in the brain’s “reward system” drives our motivated behavior.
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The Curious Case of Patient H.M.
A 29-year-old man with amnesia taught neuroscientists a lot about memory.
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