Language and social cognition are fundamental to human communication. But how do these capacities interact? In a review paper published
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Researchers find way to ‘starve’ prostate cancer tumors at the cellular level
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Dyslexia genetics linked to brain structure
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Genetic discovery links new gene to autism spectrum disorder
New research published in The American Journal of Human Genetics has identified a previously unknown genetic link to autism spectrum
Brain inflammation alters behavior according to sex, mouse study finds
Inflammation in the hippocampus — the brain’s memory centre — significantly alters motivation and behaviour in mice, including food-seeking behaviour,