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Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.
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James Webb Space Telescope makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/gamma-ray
Merger of neutron stars that generated an explosion that created a gamma-ray burst identified. Some of the rarest and most precious elements in nature are being produced by these very rare explosions.
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Library Special Collections: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 11
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/page/11/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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New research sheds light on how reward-induced behaviour in the brain may be controlled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-sheds-light-on-how-reward-induced-behaviour-in-the-brain-may-be-controlled
A new study has shed light on how reward-associated behaviour can be controlled by different groups of neurons in the brain.
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First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation
star formation star formation from nasa and space telescope science institute ©NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute|A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...
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Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-bepicolombo
BepiColombo MIXS Instrument - Mission to Mercury -t0H3nz_nkI MIXS instrument The MIXS instrument 700|With £6.
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Brain and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ps7402
Module code: PS7402 This module provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and functional organisation of the brain and how it regulates key functions underlying behaviour.
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Brain and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ps7552
Module code: PS7552 This module provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and functional organisation of the brain and how it regulates key functions underlying behaviour.
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Brain and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ps7552
Module code: PS7552 This module provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and functional organisation of the brain and how it regulates key functions underlying behaviour.
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Brain and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ps7402
Module code: PS7402 This module provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and functional organisation of the brain and how it regulates key functions underlying behaviour.