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SSS 2009-05-08

This is Scientific Americans 60-second Science. Im Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. For every action there is a reaction, and for many movements we make, there is an intention. We think about moving, and we move. Now a study published in t

SSS 2009-06-02

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SSS 2009-02-05

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SSS 2010-05-06

The big dream for neuroscientists is to be able to watch our brain cells in action, in real time. Well, new research has maybe found the most promising tool yeta technique to watch individual neurons light up in response to a stimulus, like flipping

SSS 2010-02-10

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