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Engineers Develop Most Efficient Red Light-Activated Optogenetic Switch for Mammalian Cells

Birth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood

Creation of New Brain Cells May Be Limited, Mouse Study Shows

JHU Finds How Brain Instantly Tells Trash from Treasure

UCSF Study Points to Immune System's Role in Neural Development

Scientists Identify Brain Region in Mice That Keeps the Body from Losing its Balance

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Engineers Develop Most Efficient Red Light-Activated Optogenetic Switch for Mammalian Cells

Birth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood

Creation of New Brain Cells May Be Limited, Mouse Study Shows

JHU Finds How Brain Instantly Tells Trash from Treasure

UCSF Study Points to Immune System's Role in Neural Development

Scientists Identify Brain Region in Mice That Keeps the Body from Losing its Balance

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Birth of New Neurons in the Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood

Creation of New Brain Cells May Be Limited, Mouse Study Shows

JHU Finds How Brain Instantly Tells Trash from Treasure

UCSF Study Points to Immune System's Role in Neural Development

Scientists Identify Brain Region in Mice That Keeps the Body from Losing its Balance

Engineers Develop Most Efficient Red Light-Activated Optogenetic Switch for Mammalian Cells