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    By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information

    Freek van Ede seeks to understand how the brain selects information to plan for the future. He’s finding clues in the tiny movements people make with their eyes.

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    A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility, stability

    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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    Some healthy fish have bacteria in their brains

    Animals including mammals usually protect their brains from infiltrating microbes that can cause disease. But some fish seem to do just fine.

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    Mitochondria can sneak DNA into the nuclei of brain cells

    An analysis of tissue samples from nearly 1,200 older adults found that the more insertions individuals had, the younger they died.

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    Pregnancy overhauls the brain. Here’s what that looks like

    Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil’s brain scans before, during and after pregnancy are providing the first view of a mom-to-be’s structural brain changes.

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    A hunger protein reverses anorexia symptoms in mice

    Boosting levels of protein ACBP spurred the mice to eat and gain weight. It is unclear if any drugs based on the protein might help people with anorexia.

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    ‘Then I Am Myself the World’ ponders what it means to be conscious

    Neuroscientist Christof Koch’s new book discusses how information integration in the brain leads to consciousness and whether AI will ever be self-aware.

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    Alzheimer’s blood tests are getting better, but still have a ways to go

    Blood biomarker tests could help doctors know if a person's cognitive symptoms are due to Alzheimer's or something else.

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    Psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks

    A high dose of the psychedelic drug briefly throws the brain off kilter. Other, longer-lasting changes could hint at psilocybin's therapeutic effects.

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