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Your Feet May Miss the Beat, But Your Blink Does Not

Even if you can’t dance to the beat, your eyes can: A new study finds that people unconsciously blink in rhythm with music.

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Enjoy this curated collection of articles about neuroscience and how the human brain works. Our neuroscientists answer your questions.

Antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of diabetes, but dopamine receptors in the brain and body may be the key to a solution.

A new drug helping natural enzymes target a dysregulated protein represents a step forward in Alzheimer’s research.

Sensory neurons help animals make sense of the world, and these small marine invertebrates can do a lot with only a few neurons.

Brain fog accompanying long COVID could be the result of breaches in a cellular barrier protecting the brain.

Neuroscientists studying childbirth found different effects on brain cortex volume for those recovering from a natural delivery or C-section.

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Panic attacks aren’t yet fully understood, but researchers have found a new neuronal pathway that may hold some answers.

Play behavior and laughter in rats is influenced by their environment and by the part of the brain that controls fight or flight responses.

Brain cholesterol levels may be the key to understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.