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Teen Brain 101: Why Kids Are Oblivious to the Clothes on the Bedroom Floor

Source: The Washington Post

While hormones play a role in risky behavior, author and neurologist Frances Jensen argues that much of teen behavior can be traced to the fact that their brains are not fully grown.

How Einstein's Brain Ended Up at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia

Source: Smithsonian

Sixty years after the great scientist's death, his gray matter is on display.

Hormone Oxytocin Jump Starts Maternal Behavior

Source: Los Angeles Times

A new study indicates the hormone oxytocin amplifies the social signals women attend to.

Dementia 'Halted in Mice Brains'

Source: BBC

Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows.

Gestational Diabetes Increases Autism Risk

Source: USA Today

Children are slightly more likely to develop autism if their mothers were diagnosed with diabetes early in pregnancy, a new study shows.