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What is a lobotomy and for what purpose was it performed?

What is a lobotomy and for what purpose was it performed?

In 1935, the Portuguese neurosurgeon and psychiatrist António Egas Moniz he performed a surgical ...

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Microtubules: what are they, composition, and what are they for?

Cells are made up of a multitude of structures that, like in a clock, make them carry out their f...

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Nucleus basalis of Meynert: what is it and what are its functions

The Alzheimer's disease (AD), which is the most common form of dementia, accounts for between 60%...

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11 curiosities about the brain

The brain is the set of organs that is at the base of thoughts and emotions; without it, the huma...

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Neuron cytoskeleton: parts and functions

The cytoskeleton is a three-dimensional structure in all eukaryotic cells and can therefore be fo...

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Cryptomnesia: when your brain plagiarizes itself

It is quite common to believe that people's emotional aspects are unconscious and that, on the c...

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The 3 types of hormones associated with stress

The 3 types of hormones associated with stress

Stress is such a frequent experience in our daily lives as it is natural and, in most cases, usef...

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Enteric Nervous System: parts and functions

The enteric nervous system is the part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for regulating...

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The 6 stress hormones and their effects on the body

There are several ways in which a person can respond to a stressful situation, since this constit...

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Vestibulocochlear nerve: what is it and what functions does it have

The vestibulocochlear nerve constitutes the eighth cranial nerve of nerves and its function is es...

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Somatic nervous system: parts, functions and characteristics

The somatic nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system and it is responsible for tra...

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Olfactory system: reception, transduction and brain pathways

The sense of smell of animals, which works in conjunction with that of taste, fulfills very impor...

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