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The 4 differences between sensation and perception

The 4 differences between sensation and perception

What are the differences between sensation and perception? Resolving this issue is somewhat more ...

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How does stress affect the nervous system?

How does stress affect the nervous system?

Stress is an emotion that appears when we find ourselves in a situation in which we perceive that...

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Enkephalins: what they are, types, and what functions they have in the human body

Enkephalins: what they are, types, and what functions they have in the human body

The enkephalins are an endogenous opiate pentapeptide that participate in many of the regulatory ...

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Knowing our brain chemistry

Knowing our brain chemistry

Nowadays happiness is talked about very often. How to achieve it? How to maintain it? And it is t...

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What are the hormones of sadness?

What are the hormones of sadness?

There is not only one hormone of sadness, because there are several of them that turn out to be i...

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Adenosine: what it is and what effects it has on the body

Adenosine: what it is and what effects it has on the body

In 1929, researchers Drury and Szent Gyorgyi demonstrated the actions of adenosine and bradycardi...

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Habenula: what it is, characteristics and functions in the brain

Habenula: what it is, characteristics and functions in the brain

In this article we will know what the habenula is, and we will see what its parts are, what funct...

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Meditation produces changes in the brain

Meditation is in fashion these days; however, it is an ancient practice that has been practiced f...

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Before-sleep jerks: myoclonic spasms

It's three at night. You wake up abruptly, practically jumping out of bed, with the sensation of ...

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The 10 pregnancy hormones (and their functions)

The 10 pregnancy hormones (and their functions)

For a correct development of the fetus and to prepare the body for childbirth, the gestation proc...

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Ischiatic (sciatic) nerve: anatomy, functions and pathologies

Ischiatic (sciatic) nerve: anatomy, functions and pathologies

We have all heard about (or have suffered in our own flesh) the discomfort caused by a disorder s...

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Biological rhythms: definition, types and operation

Surely all of us have heard at some point in our lives that people are animals of habit. This exp...

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