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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.

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Chemists Garner New Insights into Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

A mutation in a normal protein can create amyloid β, a key contributor to Alzheimer's disease, researchers have found.

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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.

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Neurons in the Brain Tune into Different Frequencies for Different Spatial Memory Tasks

The findings may provide insight into the cognitive and memory disruptions seen in diseases such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's.