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October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

Gemini said Blue Grid Group appoints neuroscientist Dr. Katarina Gospic as Chairwoman, uniting brain science with AI ...

Space's microgravity appears to shift the location of the brains of astronauts—without a clear effect on their health ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

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The Leadership Maturity Matrix—a framework I developed integrating research from Anderson, Kegan and other developmental ...