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By briefly inhibiting other cells, neurogliaform cells in the CA1 region of the hippocampus ensure that current perception and memories of past experiences can be processed both separately and in combination with each ot...

Can anything crafted by humans be viewed with the naked eye from space, or would astronauts need to use binoculars?

Study reveals the role the VPS13C gene plays in Parkinson's disease.

Older adults who consume alcohol are at less risk of adversive health risk than younger people, a new study reports. Low levels of alcohol consumed by healthy older people can have some health benefits, researchers say.

Study suggests the evolutionary acquisition of language was driven by primary improvements in voluntary imagination, rather than speech apparatus.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Meet Plato, an AI That Gains Intuition Like a Human Baby Monisha Ravisetti | CNET “In collaboration with AI research laboratory DeepMind in the UK, this team developed an artificial intelligence...

A tailored diet for ulcerative colitis may provide you with some relief

An X-ray revealed an unknown self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh hidden behind one of his paintings.

Cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma brain metastases.

Cannabidiol (CBD) simultaneously acts on two targets in pain-sensing neurons. Researchers are developing new drugs that have similar actions to CBD that may be better absorbed by the body.