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Dena Dubal wants to stave off neurodegenerative diseases with a novel approach: blocking aging.

A new study shows how our muscles react as we process written language, an advance in the field of embodied cognition.

A UC San Diego cognitive scientist investigates whether exposure to four-letter words causes any harm.

A UC Irvine scientist explains how evolution has steeped us in illusions for our own good.

A UC Irvine cognitive scientist exposes the ultimate trickster: your brain.