Countless shelves line the walls of a basement at Denmark’s University of Odense, holding what is thought to be the world’s largest collection of brains. There are 9,479 of the organs, all removed from...
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Anxious Dogs Have Measurable Differences in Their Brains That Are Similar to Ours : ScienceAlert
Dog ownership is a lot of furry companionship, tail wags and chasing balls, and ample unconditional love. However, some dog owners are also managing canine pals struggling with mental illness. A newly published study...
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High-Fat Diets May Break The Brain’s Ability to Regulate Calories : ScienceAlert
There are plenty of reasons to limit the amount of fat in your diet, and a new study suggests there’s another entry to add to the list: high-fat diets could be messing with your...
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Inhaling Car Fumes Can Change a Brain’s Connectivity in Just 2 Hours, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Breathing in air pollution could have an impact on the way your brain is wired, with scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Victoria discovering that inhaling car exhaust...
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Some People’s Brains Are Wrinklier Than Others, And Now We Know Why : ScienceAlert
The folds of the human brain are instantly recognizable. Snaking ridges and deep furrows give the squishy tissue inside our heads structure and the appearance of a wrinkly walnut. Into peaks called gyri and...
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Our Brains Aren’t Wired to Stick to New Year’s Resolutions. Here’s What to Do About It : ScienceAlert
New year, new resolutions. It is that time once again. A recent survey shows that almost 58 percent of the UK population intended to make a new year’s resolution in 2023, which is approximately...
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Human Brains Never Truly Grow Up, a Trait We Share With One Other Close Relative : ScienceAlert
Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human – but is there more to it? The brain’s shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts (lobes) may also be...
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Scientists Grew Stem Cell ‘Mini Brains’ And Then The Brains Sort-of Developed Eyes : ScienceAlert
Mini brains grown in a lab from stem cells spontaneously developed rudimentary eye structures, scientists reported in a fascinating 2021 paper. On tiny, human-derived brain organoids grown in dishes, two bilaterally symmetrical optic cups...
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Stranded Dolphins Show Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in Their Brains : ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered markers of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of three different species of dolphin found deceased, stranded onshore. Evidence of mass cetacean strandings exists from before our own recorded history, yet why...
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Arming The Brain’s ‘Janitorial’ Cells Could Help Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease : ScienceAlert
Many neurodegenerative diseases, or conditions that result from the loss of function or death of brain cells, remain largely untreatable. Most available treatments target just one of the multiple processes that can lead to...
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