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New ground has been broken in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain. The research demonstrates that brain cells, known as astrocytes, which play fundamental roles in nearly all aspects of brain function, could be adjusted by neurons in response to injury and disease.
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This is like the tip of having a way to control the brain. I can only imagine what might happen in the next 20-30 years!

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Big and small numbers are processed in different sides of the brain

Small numbers are processed in the right side of the brain, while large numbers are processed in the left side of the brain, new research suggests. Ref. Source 8a.

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New microscope controls brain activity of live animals

For the first time, researchers have developed a microscope capable of observing -- and manipulating -- neural activity in the brains of live animals at the scale of a single cell with millisecond precision. The device, which uses lasers to create holographic images within the brain, is envisioned as a “Rosetta Stone” to crack the code on how brains work. Ref. Source 2v.

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Brains of overweight people 'ten years older' than lean counterparts at middle-age

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research. Ref. Source 4a.

Brain Research

What that extra 10 pounds is doing to your brain

That extra 10 pounds may be around your middle, but it's aging your brain. Ref. Source 5w.

Brain Research

The brain performs feats of math to make sense of the world

Researchers have found that the brain is quite good at rapidly and subconsciously calculating the likelihood of various events, and remain flexible enough to account for new information. They traced these abilities to a region of the brain located just behind our eyes known as the orbitofrontal cortex. Ref. Source 9p.

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How even our brains get 'slacker' as we age

Losing the youthful firmness and elasticity in our skin is one of the first outward signs of aging. Now it seems it's not just our skin that starts to sag, but our brains too. Ref. Source 2v.