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July 6, 2026July 4, 2026 Ivan

Is Thought Structured Like Language? What Sign Language Reveals About the Brain

June 16, 2026June 12, 2026 Lindsey Ramirez

Engage your brain to combat cognitive decline

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April 27, 2026April 26, 2026 Jessica Froula

Why Brain Stimulation Helps Some Parkinson’s Patients—But Not Others

March 9, 2026April 15, 2026 genevievenemeth

Why do we sleep? Marine invertebrates may have an answer

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March 2, 2026March 5, 2026 cogbites

To Change or Not To Change: That is the Question

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February 23, 2026February 14, 2026 eloisepedersen

Holy Prosociality Batman! Unexpected Events Influence Altruistic Behavior

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February 16, 2026February 14, 2026 taylorstolberg

Prose and Cognition: The Neurodiversity Train

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February 9, 2026February 4, 2026 cogbites

Bumblebees Don’t Just Feel Positivity—They Spread It

February 2, 2026January 26, 2026 Dasha Sokol

Forgetting words, Building resilience: How multilingualism protects the brain

January 26, 2026January 23, 2026 cogbites

Cogbites Interview Series: Eloise Pedersen

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