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  "id": 5557208,
  "title": "Scientists reveal the hidden instructions that build the human brain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/scientists-reveal-the-hidden-instructions-that-build-the-human-brain",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:04:06.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260904000308.htm"
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  "summary": "UCLA researchers have discovered two powerful influences that help guide how the human brain forms before birth. Radial glia, stem cells responsible for producing much of the cerebral cortex, change their behavior depending on how they process glucose and on physical contact with signals arriving from the thalamus. Those signals can alter which types of neurons are produced, including upper-layer…",
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        "title": "Scientists reveal the hidden instructions that build the human brain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/scientists-reveal-the-hidden-instructions-that-build-the-human-brain-5557226",
        "published": "2026-09-04T06:04:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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