Fear Cells Discovered in Animal Brains

It seems that animals are born with the substance that can one day cause in them fear of predators or of dangerous stimuli in their environment. A protein called beta-catenin, which is present in the embryo since birth, is believed to create some sort of connections in the brain that cause ma... [ read more >> ]

Microscopic image of a brain cell

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Microscopic image of a brain cell