Even though it’s smaller than a basketball, the scale of the human brain can feel astronomical. “There are as many neurons in…
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Basic Neuroscience “Neuroscience at Scale: Synaptomics tries to make sense of the brain at a stupefying scale” by Samuel Rose
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Basic Neuroscience TMEM168, a new player in mood disorders?
Transcriptional studies have revealed that alterations of gene expression are key mechanisms by which stimuli induce adaptive modifications in the brain. Indeed…
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Basic Neuroscience Dopamine control of prolactin secretion: hierarchy is the key! (by Cleyde Helena)
In women, a major role of prolactin is to initiate and sustain pregnancy and lactation. During pregnancy, prolactin secretion from the pituitary…
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Basic Neuroscience Sugar, the addictive enemy hiding in plain sight
Could you image a world without sugar? A life without that spectacular sweet taste in your mouth? Sugar is something that we…