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A Step-by-Step Look at How Human Brains Are Prepped for Research
When the Calgary Brain Bank receives a donation, neuroscientist Jeffrey Joseph meticulously divvies up tissue samples for researchers to study.
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Watch Your Thoughts! Diagnostic Imaging and the Brain
In this two-part lesson by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, students learn the advantages, disadvantages, and potential of diagnostic imaging technologies in brain research.
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Blueprint for the Brain
A video shows how scientists are making a blueprint of the brain to develop adaptive robots.
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The Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
This Web resource highlights the valuable role that animals play in biomedical research. The anatomy of the reward pathways in the human brain and the rat brain are compared to emphasize their similarities.
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The Dana Sourcebook of Brain Sciences
Learn about the brain through articles, maps, activities, and more, with this resource for teachers and students.
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Sten Grillner: Advancing Research in the European Community
An interview with Sten Grillner, current president of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).
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Alan Guttmacher: Sharing National Priorities, Reaching Common Goals
Alan Guttmacher is the director of the Eunice Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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Pierre J. Magistretti: A Global Collaborative Approach
An interview with Pierre J. Magistretti, secretary-general of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and a past president of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).
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Vision and Gene Therapy
An unexpected finding decades ago has helped create one of the first success stories for gene therapy and hope for vision restoration in people.
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TEST Timeline - Neuroscience Prizes
Many awards honor the work of researchers and physician scientists studying the brain. Here’s a look at just a few of the big prizes in neuroscience.
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