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Unlocking the Mind’s Mysteries
The brain is the most complicated object in the known universe, but as scientists are learning, it offers five important clues for understanding its wonders.

Keeps Us on Our Toes
Michael Mauk is working on a "digital cerebellum" that mimics the part of the brain that helps us keep from falling. It could help make robots more stable, as well as humans with neurodegenerative diseases.

Resetting the Alcoholic Brain
The brains of people experiencing alcohol addiction have different patterns of gene expression than those without addiction. Could this lead to a new kind of therapy?

Neuroscientist Receives 2016 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
The Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award is the Board of Regents’ highest honor.

Scientists Discover How We Play Memories in Fast Forward
New research shows how we use a special brain wave frequency when we think about past or future events to play them in fast forward.
