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A groundbreaking study has uncovered a critical brain-gut connection that links psychological states to changes in the gut microbiome, with profound implications for immune function and stress-related health conditions. The research, now published in ...

Charley Wu receives an ERC Starting Grant for his groundbreaking research project “Compositional Compression in Cognition and Culture”. Over a period of five years, the funding of almost 1.5 million euros will allow him to investigate the uniqueness ...

Researchers are turning to zebrafish to unlock the secrets of place cells, which play a crucial role in forming mental maps of space, social networks, and abstract relationships. Until now, place cells have only been found in mammals and birds, ...

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