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• Is Milk the Newest Brain Food? "> Is Milk the Newest Brain Food?
  @ 01/30/2012 by Karen Merzenich
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• Study: Dogs Learn to Read Body Language Like Human Babies Do"> Study: Dogs Learn to Read Body Language Like Human Babies Do
  @ 01/12/2012 by Karen Merzenich
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• Daniel Wolpert Asks & Answers: “Why Do We Have Brains?”"> Daniel Wolpert Asks & Answers: “Why Do We Have Brains?”
  @ 12/09/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Brain Scan Study Provides Further Evidence of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Decline"> Brain Scan Study Provides Further Evidence of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Decline
  @ 11/15/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Brain Scans Show that Being Bilingual Can Ward Off Alzheimer’s Effects"> Brain Scans Show that Being Bilingual Can Ward Off Alzheimer’s Effects
  @ 10/17/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Headlines Tout “Contagious Alzheimer’s” Finding – But What’s the Real Story? "> Headlines Tout “Contagious Alzheimer’s” Finding – But What’s the Real Story?
  @ 10/07/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Vitamin B12 Deficiency Linked to Cognitive Impairment – So How Can You Get More B12 in Your Diet?"> Vitamin B12 Deficiency Linked to Cognitive Impairment – So How Can You Get More B12 in Your Diet?
  @ 09/29/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Cancelled Stent Study for Strokes Reveals Implications for Evidence-Based Medicine and Surgical Interventions"> Cancelled Stent Study for Strokes Reveals Implications for Evidence-Based Medicine and Surgical Interventions
  @ 09/12/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Study: Every Hour of TV Watched Shortens Your Life by 22 Minutes"> Study: Every Hour of TV Watched Shortens Your Life by 22 Minutes
  @ 08/17/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Not Sleeping? Then You Might Not Be Remembering, Either"> Not Sleeping? Then You Might Not Be Remembering, Either
  @ 07/26/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 4 – Cognition and Combat"> Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 4 – Cognition and Combat
  @ 07/12/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 3 – Mental Health & Older Veterans"> Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 3 – Mental Health & Older Veterans
  @ 07/08/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 2 – TBI, The “Signature Injury” of a Generation"> Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 2 – TBI, The “Signature Injury” of a Generation
  @ 07/05/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 1 – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"> Saluting our Soldiers Series: Part 1 – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  @ 07/04/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Personal Hero: Autistic Savant Daniel Tammet Speaks About “Different Ways of Knowing”"> Personal Hero: Autistic Savant Daniel Tammet Speaks About “Different Ways of Knowing”
  @ 06/27/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Video: Watch a Brain Losing Consciousness Under Anesthesia "> Video: Watch a Brain Losing Consciousness Under Anesthesia
  @ 06/15/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Take a Vacation – You and Your Brain Might Need It!"> Take a Vacation – You and Your Brain Might Need It!
  @ 06/02/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• A Rare Side Effect of Surgery: A Funky Foreign Accent"> A Rare Side Effect of Surgery: A Funky Foreign Accent
  @ 05/17/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Study: Most MS Patients Don’t Stick with Drug Treatment "> Study: Most MS Patients Don’t Stick with Drug Treatment
  @ 05/12/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Looking for Omega-3s? Skip the Tilapia "> Looking for Omega-3s? Skip the Tilapia
  @ 05/02/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Concussions and Hockey – What Can Be Done?"> Concussions and Hockey – What Can Be Done?
  @ 04/25/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Music Lessons in Childhood Boost Brain Performance"> Music Lessons in Childhood Boost Brain Performance
  @ 04/20/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Our Brain Awareness Q&A Session on Movement, Exercise, and the Brain with Dr. G"> Our Brain Awareness Q&A Session on Movement, Exercise, and the Brain with Dr. G
  @ 04/12/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “From Lab to Mar­ket­place: How Sci­ence Reaches Users”"> Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “From Lab to Mar­ket­place: How Sci­ence Reaches Users”
  @ 04/01/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Beyond the Con­tro­versy: Defin­ing ‘Brain Train­ing’ and Its Appli­ca­tions”"> Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Beyond the Con­tro­versy: Defin­ing ‘Brain Train­ing’ and Its Appli­ca­tions”
  @ 03/31/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Past, Present, and Future of Applied Neuroplasticity”"> Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Past, Present, and Future of Applied Neuroplasticity”
  @ 03/31/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Anticipating Future Demands of Savvy Consumers”"> Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit: “Anticipating Future Demands of Savvy Consumers”
  @ 03/30/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• On Sleep: Why You Need It So Badly, and How You Can Get Some!"> On Sleep: Why You Need It So Badly, and How You Can Get Some!
  @ 03/29/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• The Pain Goes On: PTSD in Earthquake and Tsunami Survivors"> The Pain Goes On: PTSD in Earthquake and Tsunami Survivors
  @ 03/11/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Less Meat in Middle Age, Better Memory When You’re Older? "> Less Meat in Middle Age, Better Memory When You’re Older?
  @ 02/22/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Your Brain in Love: Part 5 – No Room for Romance? Try Music Instead… but not Junk Food"> Your Brain in Love: Part 5 – No Room for Romance? Try Music Instead… but not Junk Food
  @ 02/11/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Your Brain in Love: Part 4 – Oxytocin, the Love/Hate Hormone"> Your Brain in Love: Part 4 – Oxytocin, the Love/Hate Hormone
  @ 02/10/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Your Brain in Love: Part 3 – The Neuroscience of Date Night"> Your Brain in Love: Part 3 – The Neuroscience of Date Night
  @ 02/09/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Your Brain in Love: Part 2 – Love and Marriage"> Your Brain in Love: Part 2 – Love and Marriage
  @ 02/08/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Your Brain in Love: Part 1 – When Love is a Many-Splendored Thing"> Your Brain in Love: Part 1 – When Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
  @ 02/07/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Gray Matter on the Gridiron – What Does Neuroscience Have to Do with Football?"> Gray Matter on the Gridiron – What Does Neuroscience Have to Do with Football?
  @ 02/04/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Turmeric for Traumatic Brain Injuries? Salk Scientists Say Yes"> Turmeric for Traumatic Brain Injuries? Salk Scientists Say Yes
  @ 01/18/2011 by Karen Merzenich
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• Superior Autobiographical Memory and Memory Bumps "> Superior Autobiographical Memory and Memory Bumps
  @ 12/21/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Weight Gain Can Lead to Fewer Food-Related Brain Rewards"> Weight Gain Can Lead to Fewer Food-Related Brain Rewards
  @ 12/16/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• This Holiday Season Only: Introducing The 360˚ Brain Health Kit"> This Holiday Season Only: Introducing The 360˚ Brain Health Kit
  @ 12/03/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• What Does the “Second Brain” in Your Gut Do?"> What Does the “Second Brain” in Your Gut Do?
  @ 11/10/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• The Story of Thinkfood"> The Story of Thinkfood
  @ 11/03/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Giving Health Advice for Older People? Don’t Forget the Brain! "> Giving Health Advice for Older People? Don’t Forget the Brain!
  @ 10/27/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Centenarians Show Us What It Takes To Live Long (and Prosper)"> Centenarians Show Us What It Takes To Live Long (and Prosper)
  @ 10/20/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Mental Health Issues Facing the Chilean Miners: Before, During, and After the Rescue"> Mental Health Issues Facing the Chilean Miners: Before, During, and After the Rescue
  @ 10/12/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Pom Reading: Myths & Facts About Pomegranate Juice & Your Health (Part 1 of 2)"> Pom Reading: Myths & Facts About Pomegranate Juice & Your Health (Part 1 of 2)
  @ 10/07/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Video: “Your Brain Is Badly Wired – Enjoy It!”"> Video: “Your Brain Is Badly Wired – Enjoy It!”
  @ 09/30/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• What do Gorillas Have to do with Multitasking?"> What do Gorillas Have to do with Multitasking?
  @ 09/22/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Video: Keith Barry on Brain Magic "> Video: Keith Barry on Brain Magic
  @ 09/13/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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• Nuts For Brain Health!"> Nuts For Brain Health!
  @ 08/25/2010 by Karen Merzenich
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