Kristen French

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    Delusions Are Often Not-So-Delusional After All

    A radical shift in understanding psychosis

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    What “Primate” and Other Slasher Monkey Movies Get Wrong

    A primatologist explains why monkeys aren’t monsters

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    How Brain Waves Shape Your Sense of Self

    It’s all a matter of timing

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    How Childbearing Leaves Its Imprint on Mothers’ Biological Age

    The number of kids a woman has and when she has them may shape her later years

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    Why Finding Motivation Is Often Such a Struggle

    The brains of macaques offer some clues

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    How Financial Hardship Shows Up in Baby Brains 

    Early financial strain can have a measurable impact on how infant brains develop

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    Your Face May Decide What You Like Before You Do

    But it might depend on social cues

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    Did This Drawing Preserve Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA?

    Cracking the code on the origins of a Renaissance work of art

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    The Deep Evolutionary Roots of Sleep

    Protective slumber emerged even before brains did in the ocean shallows

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    These Women Giggle, Cry, and Sneeze When They Orgasm

    Their symptoms are rare and understudied