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Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
When Lionel Messi and fellow stars of the FIFA World Cup enter "the zone," what's happening in their brains? Today, neuroscientist Dr. Rui Costa tells Sanjay how you can think like a top athlete and find your own "flow state."
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Allen Institute launches $400M effort to turn brain atlas lessons into medicines
A Seattle-based nonprofit is launching an initiative to translate its knowledge into drug development for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s.
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The Brain Health Accelerator Seeks to Revolutionize Neuroscience Research
The Allen Institute launched a new project to accelerate the mechanistic understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and develop potential therapies.
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Allen Institute sets sights on treatments for five brain diseases
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