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The size and shape of cytoskeletal bundles, essential regulators of cell function, emerge from collective filament assembly rather than precise size-control mechanisms.

Stimulating brain areas connected to the hippocampus may improve memory function in humans.

The ability of newborns to distinguish between different voices helps them to establish verbal memories from a very early age.

A form of short-term memory called serial dependence can predict how effectively perceptual learning transfers to novel visual locations.

The ability to record the real-time activity of specialized neurons in the brains of female mice is providing new insights into the hormonal control of ovulation.

The asymmetry of lipid membranes is tightly regulated in eukaryotic cells, and auditory hair cells are no exception.

The extraction of a phospholipid called phosphatidic acid from the mitochondrial outer membrane is regulated by the curvature of this membrane.

Gene expression patterns in the inner ear put an old question about structures called kinocilia back in motion.

A new fluorescent sensor makes it possible to track the neurotransmitter GABA in freely moving animals.

Apparent neural encoding of future words may arise from the statistical structure of language itself, rather than from predictive computations in the brain.