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A curious show and tell is going down on Reddit right now. Over in the 13-million-strong subreddit r/interestingasfuck, people are sharing scans of their brains in which it appears part of their ...

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Researchers have found evidence of microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of the human brain for the first time, after ...

Andrea Gomez, a Berkeley molecular and cell biologist, applies her wide-ranging curiosity to brains’ mysteries ranging from synapses to psychedelics.

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A new study provides the first detailed map of brain changes during pregnancy, showing significant neuroplasticity in adults.