This is how long it takes for the brain to recover from alcoholism
This is how long it takes for the brain to recover from alcohol addiction. THE ESSENTIAL 23.7% of the French ...
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Petting a dog stimulates the brain and makes us more sociable
Touching a dog leads to higher and higher levels of activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Electrical stimulation to restore sight to the blind
Neuroscientists have managed to make monkeys see letters of the alphabet through electrical stimulation in their brains. THE ESSENTIAL Stimulation ...
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Taste: how does our brain work to distinguish sweet from salty?
Contrary to what the scientific community thought, taste would not be identified by certain specific clusters of neurons but by ...
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Thanks to the cortex, our brain dismisses distractions to stay focused
American psychologists have observed that it is in the cortex that our brain detects and blocks distracting stimuli to allow ...
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Do children’s brains really lose gray matter as they grow?
Contrary to what many scientists have shown in the past, children's brains do not thin out that much as they ...
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Brain: neurons are agitated during sleep
It is a dense and agitated circulation of information between the neurons which occupies the brain during the phases of ...
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An explanation for sudden death in epilepsy
Every year, one in a thousand patients suffering from epilepsy dies of sudden death. A genetic mutation at the origin ...
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This New Anxiety Treatment Is Effective (And It’s Not Medicine)
Researchers have successfully tested magnetic brain stimulation on women with severe anxiety disorders.Magnetic stimulation of the frontal region of the ...
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Zika: a first link established with microcephaly
A direct link between Zika and brain malformations remains to be established. But researchers have shown that the virus can ...
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A neuron transplant to repair the cortex
Researchers have successfully repaired damaged brains in mice by transplanting neurons into them. A feat that could inspire research against ...
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Anorexia leads to a loss of gray matter in the brain
The cerebral cortex is affected by anorexia nervosa. There is a thinning of gray matter in patients. A reversible phenomenon ...
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A revolutionary plaster designed by a student
An American student designed a revolutionary plaster prototype using a 3D printer. Lighter, ventilated and recyclable, it would prevent itching.Perhaps ...
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The wrong notes come from the brain
Why do some people sing so out of tune? Two teams of French researchers have finally found the answer. The ...
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Video: adrenal cortex hormones
The adrenal glands are part of the endocrine system and regulate hormone levels in the body. The adrenal glands are ...
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