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[breyn] / breɪn /




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This organism can cause a rare but extremely deadly brain infection when contaminated water enters the nose, often during swimming or other recreational water activities.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

"We don't enter the world knowing how to use a mirror but learn how to use a mirror," says senior author and cognitive neuroscientist Peter Tse, a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Plus, new research on anesthesia and a brain tumor radiation device.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Neven said he is particularly interested in understanding the brain, including, “the forbidden fruit” of trying to make sense of what constitutes conscious experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

One group thinks the brain is a "whole intelligence," that is, that your brain is one interconnected "mind."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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