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![Young woman sits on her bedroom floor next to her bed with her head in her hands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFtpYA2e5mUipfgdyVA5wa-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Traumatic memories are processed differently in PTSD
By Emily Cooke published
People with PTSD feel like they're reliving past experiences in the present. This may be tied to how the brain processes memories of those experiences.
![Colorful micrograph image showing nerve fibers in green that are forming synaptic connections with sensory cells in blue in the cochlea of the ear](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-450-80.png 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-500-80.png 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-840-80.png 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-970-80.png 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-1024-80.png 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdanxD6BR4rDofJjaAFuzJ-1200-80.png 1200w)
Tinnitus may stem from nerve damage not detectable on hearing tests
By Emily Cooke published
People with tinnitus may be wrongly classed as having "normal hearing" because standard tests don't detect the condition's true cause, a new study suggests.
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Why don't we remember being babies?
By Benjamin Shouse published
The inability to remember your first few years of life is called infantile amnesia. But why does it happen?
![Digitally generated computer graphic illustration image of a human brain with a modeling clay texture.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8hT33DGFUCgWbQQQjNoGe-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Human brains aren't as plastic as you might think
By Tamar Makin, John Krakauer published
The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality.
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The brain may interpret smells from each nostril differently
By Rebecca Sohn published
There might be an advantage to separating scent information from each nostril, a new study hints.
![Composition of human face wire-frame and fractal elements with metaphorical relationship to mind, reason, thought, mental powers and mystic consciousness.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyZ5ouweBVUT5RHyGefFXo-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Consciousness can't be explained by brain chemistry alone, one philosopher argues
By Philip Goff published
We can account for the evolution of consciousness only if we crack the philosophy, as well as the physics, of the brain.
![a bright green squiggle of nerves shown near a hair follicle, depicted as a dense, bright purple structure](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SmSH7uijQw7WKBzvhJDe5Z-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists discover new way humans feel touch
By Emily Cooke published
Hair follicle cells sense touch and release chemicals that activate nearby neurons, scientists reveal.
![This microscope image shows the "wires" extending from neurons (multicolor) interacting with a specialized type of neuron called an interneuron (red) in the human cerebral cortex. The interneuron has a hairlike antenna called the primary cilium (also red) that's hidden within the meshwork in the upper-right corner.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6oxZXZxV3AXF5Z7i6XvzUe-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
3D map plots human brain-cell 'antennae' in exquisite detail
By Emily Cooke published
A new map of 56,000 cells in the outer layer of the human brain could inform research into a whole class of diseases.
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