ow does your brain form the trillions of connections that let you feel a hot stove or remember details of your day? And what can scientists do to treat diseases when those connections go wrong?

          
 
   
         
How We're Wired        
         
Neurons in Action        
         
Cells that Become Us        
         
Competent to Die        
         
stories by Angela Spivey, Cate House, Tiffany Heady, and Robin Arnette        
        A neurotrophin, a brain protein that helps neurons live and grow.  
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