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 RoseRead more
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Basic Neuroscience GABA and glycine sometimes are interchangeable, by Jaime de Juan SanzRead more
The sensory environment contains multiple streams of information that must be efficiently processed and categorized by the CNS. Sound, for example, is…
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Basic Neuroscience TMEM168, a new player in mood disorders?Read more
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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Neuroscience On Intelligence (by Naureen Ghani)Read more
“The brain is wider than the sky— For put them side by side— The one the other will contain” —Emily Dickinson…
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Basic Neuroscience No WAVE, no reward: hope for addictive brainsRead more
Cocaine is a common illicit drug of abuse which is able to strongly modify the brain. Cocaine-induced synaptic modifications are implicated in…
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Neuroscience The surprising metabolism of “exercising” neurons, by Jaime de Juan SanzRead more
The brain is an expensive organ: while it only represents 2.5% of total body mass it accounts for 20% of the energy…
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Basic Neuroscience Where does innate fear come from?Read more
The 20th century has seen an explosion of scientific efforts made to reveal the biological substrates of cognitive functions. Research has shown…
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Basic Neuroscience beta-Asarone: a promise for cognitive impairments induced by environmental pollutants?Read more
Long-term exposure to environmental pollutants is worldwide acknowledged as a major risk factor for health diseases. Indeed, pollution has become a plague…
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Neuroscience The hypothalamic QRFP: a neuropeptide between food and moodRead more
The hypothalamus is a brain region implicated in several vital functions such as feeding, thermoregulation, reproduction, stress and metabolic regulation. Dozens of…
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Neuroscience Seeing through the brain (by Chinmaya Sadangi)Read more
The brain is a complex and mysterious organ, which performs many functions and the proper functioning of this precious machine is important…
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Neuroscience How to Give Thanks like a Neuroscientist (by Anita Ramanathan)Read more
You’re on your way to the traditional Thanksgiving family get-together. You drive down a familiar street, locate your familiar house, and park…
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Neuroscience When Arts meet Neuroscience… (by Naureen Ghani)Read more
“Why do humans do science? Why do they do art? The things that are least important for our survival are the very…