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A confocal microscopy image of doublecortin-stained newborn neurons (pink) and nuclear stain DAPI (green), which shows that neurogenesis is occurring in the brain of a normal mouse. Scientists at ...

Taking an ADHD medication produces brain patterns nearly identical to those of getting a good night’s rest, according to the largest brain imaging study of stimulant drugs ever conducted. The finding ...

Lacey W. Heinsberg receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Amery Treble-Barna receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. A newly discovered biological signal in the ...

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