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Popular Mechanics February 13, 2009 Erin McCarthy	Dollhouse's Memory Science Mixes Fact with Fiction Memory erasure might seem like pure sci-fi, but it's actually on the cutting edge of science. Three memory experts separate what's fact from what's fiction on Fox's new show, Dollhouse, premiering tonight at 9 pm.
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HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Corinna Wu	Mouse Cam Tracking techniques offer a long-term view into the mouse brain.
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HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Madeline Drexler	Mark Bear: Charting New Waters Bear has applied his discoveries in brain plasticity to understanding fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of mental impairment.
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HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 Mitch Leslie	Immune System Defects Can Cause Obsessive Behavior A shortage of certain immune cells might prompt obsessive-compulsive disorder.
National Defense October 2011 Eric Beidel	Brain Implants Could Help 'REMIND' Injured Soldiers Scientists may have taken an important step in their work to restore memory to the injured brains of disabled soldiers.
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Chemistry World September 1, 2011 Josh Howgego	Small molecules open gates to the brain New tools have been developed which make it possible to chemically shut down nerve cells in the brain at will and study the effects on behavior. The tools - modified ion channels - mean the causal relationship between individual nerves and behavior can be directly studied.
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HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Nicole Kresge	Melody-Modifying Mice New research by HHMI investigator Erich Jarvis shows that a mouse can alter the pitch and sequence of its ultrasonic serenade to match those of its rivals, which may increase its chances of winning the affection of nearby females.
Scientific American November 2005 Charles Q. Choi	Baby to Brain Mothers could literally always have their kids on their minds. Researchers find that in mice, cells from fetuses can migrate into a mother's brain and apparently develop into nervous system cells.
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HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Deborah Franklin	Helping Preemies Treating myelin injuries and tracking brain cell development to rescue the littlest patients.
National Defense October 2010 Stew Magnuson	Scientists Hope Bomb Blast Research Can Lead to Better Helmets Scientists are now taking a closer look at exactly what a shockwave does in the milliseconds it takes for it to pass through a helmet, skull and brain.
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HHMI Bulletin Fall 2012 Nora Taranto	Wiring the Brain with CSF Research by HHMI investigator Bernardo Sabatini suggests that self-reinforcing loops of neural activity may drive the development of synapses in the basal ganglia, a region of the brain that uses sensory and social context to direct movement.
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