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Researchers at EPFL have found that an existing drug used to treat cancer, among other things, also seems to improve memory. Intriguingly, tests in mice show that the drug works by switching on genes ...

A study has revealed tantalizing clues about what may be happening in the brain when we daydream—a question that neuroscientists are still trying to understand. While the latest research, published in ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2023 — Can you recognize someone you haven’t seen in years, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our brains constantly rearrange their circuitry to remember ...