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Brain recordings in people before surgery reveal how minds plan what to say prior to speaking

A new study in people undergoing surgery to treat seizures related to epilepsy shows that pauses in speech reveal information about how people's brains plan and produce speech.

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A new study shows how neurochemicals affect fMRI readings

The brain is an incredibly complex and active organ that uses electricity and chemicals to transmit and receive signals between its sub-regions.

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Decoding sleep to reveal our state of health

Sleep takes up almost one third of our life, yet many of its secrets remain unexplained. To penetrate the mystery, neuroscientists are trying to decipher some of the mechanisms of this basic biological function, so key to ...