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Ginty shares the 2026 Brain Prize for research that has revealed the cellular machinery and neural signals underlying our ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help shape those signals. Scientists discovered that tissue stiffness can ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

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When you get better at a skill—recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game—sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

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