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Rethinking Neural Intelligence: Scientists Uncover Surprising Memory Capabilities of the Spinal Cord


Aya Takeoka and her team at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have identified the neural pathways in the spinal cord that facilitate motor learning independently of the brain. Their research, published in the journal Science on April 11, found two critical groups of spinal cord neurons, on

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