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  1. A computer monitor shows various brain imagery, while two surgeons operating on a person are visible in the background.
    Health & Medicine

    The science behind deep brain stimulation for depression

    The third part of the series explores the promising brain areas to target for deep brain stimulation for depression.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. A photo of the connector cords used for external electrodes on a cap which can be seen on a man's head in the background.
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    What’s it like to live with deep brain stimulation for depression?

    The fourth article in the series explores the physical and emotional challenges of experimental brain implants for depression.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Jon Nelson walks along a New York subway platform holding a bag.
    Health & Medicine

    There’s a stigma around brain implants and other depression treatments

    The fifth article in the series asks why people are so uncomfortable with changing the brain.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. A photo of Jon Nelson and his family.
    Neuroscience

    What’s the future of deep brain stimulation for depression?

    The final story of the series describes efforts to simplify and improve brain implants for severe depression.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. A 3-D image of the area between the skull and outer layer of the brain shows veins in pink and tunnels in blue vertical lines connecting the two layers.
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    Bone marrow in the skull could be used to monitor Alzheimer’s, MS and more

    New observations of skull cell signals and skull tunnels suggest bone marrow there could be used to monitor neurological diseases.

    By Claudia López Lloreda
  6. A photo of an EMI brain scanner.
    Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, X-rays provided an unprecedented look inside the brain

    CT scans can now image the whole body and are even used in other scientific fields such as archaeology, zoology and physics.

    By Lillian Steenblik Hwang
  7. Side-by-side of stained microscope images showing brains of old mice, where scientists found that age-related inflammation (stained green and yellow) in immune cells was prevalent in untreated mice (left) but was greatly reduced in mice treated with PF4 (right).
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    Three ways of rejuvenating aging brains may work via the same protein

    Three brain rejuvenation methods may exert their effects through the same molecule, at least partly, which could lead to therapies for cognitive decline.

    By Simon Makin
  8. illustration of a person wearing pajamas flying through the air with blue a pink hues
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    Here’s what lucid dreamers might tell us about our sleeping minds

    Lucid dreaming could prove to be a powerful tool for probing dreams, one of the most universal yet elusive human experiences.

    By Maria Temming
  9. An illustration of a woman's profile with music notes and butterflies flying above her head and a squiggly line wrapping around and out the back of her head.
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    Neuroscientists decoded a Pink Floyd song using people’s brain activity

    The technique could be used to improve devices that allow communication from people unable to speak.

    By Claudia López Lloreda