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MRI: Magnetic Miracle Game
Learn more about magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with this interactive game, based on the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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Sol Snyder: Daring Creativity in Research
The neuroscientist discusses how creative thinking led to some of his most groundbreaking discoveries.
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Are you really in control of the decisions you make?
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Animals have evolved visual systems that are uniquely suited to their survival needs. See how human vision stacks up to the visual systems of other animals.
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Originally performed to relieve the symptoms of epilepsy, split-brain experiments in the 1960s revealed that the left and right sides of the brain were good at different tasks.
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No Laughing (Gray) Matter: Laughter, the Brain, and Evolution
Researchers are studying what happens in the brains of people and other animals when laughing to gain deeper insight into human behavior and its evolution.
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Beginning on October 1, researchers seeking NIH grants must balance male and female cells and animals in their NIH funded research.
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His and Hers: Sex Differences in the Brain
Studying sex differences in the brain may one day lead to new information about brain illnesses that affect one sex more than the other.
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