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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered a surprising truth about the speed of human thought: our ...

Living tissue from the memory centers of people’s brains reveals sparse nerve cell connections that provide strong, reliable signaling between cells.

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Specific brain cells known as layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a vital role in how our brains process information. Research by ...