Shedding light
on how
the brains
Ne
Some diseases that affect
the brain can change
our ability to function
normally. Neuroscience
researcher Natasha
Bray explains
how researchers
have used
revolutionary ways
to study neurones to
work out how they
affect the brain and
behaviour
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