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Human brain: characteristics, structures and associated pathologies

For many years psychobiology has tried to establish the biological bases of human behavior.Today ...

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Piriform cortex: what it is and what functions this part of the brain has

Despite remarkable advances in science, the human brain remains unknown in many respects. There a...

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Photomotor reflex: what is it and how does this pupil reaction work?

The photomotor reflex is an automatism of our nervous system that protects us from changes in int...

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The high cost of being very smart

The intelligence that characterizes our species has allowed us to perform incredible feats never...

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What is an allele? Summary of this concept of genetics

We know that genes largely determine who we are on a physical, mental, social, and personal level...

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Well-being hormones: what they are and how they affect us

Well-being hormones: what they are and how they affect us

Happiness, well-being and tranquility are states that the common bulk of mortals want to have. Ma...

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Abney effect: what it is and how it influences our perception of color

Our perception deceives us. Many times what we think we see is not what it seems, and one of the ...

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Finger length indicates risk of schizophrenia

The results of the investigations often surprise us and can seem very debatable at times. As str...

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Blood supply to the brain: anatomy, phases and course

Blood supply to the brain: anatomy, phases and course

Our brain it is a complex machine that needs to be irrigated, in order to function properly, with...

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What are human accelerated regions?

Human Accelerated Regions (HARs) are a set of segments of the human genome which, despite being s...

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Electrical synapses: how they are and how they work in the nervous system

The main characteristic of our nervous system is its ability to transmit information from one cel...

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Metronome neurons: a new type of nerve cell?

New scientific investigations have discovered a type of neuron that would act as a kind of clock ...

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