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Learning and Memory Mental Health Neuro News 

The Female Brain on Hormonal Birth Control

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By: Talia Oughourlian Hormonal contraceptives were introduced more than 60 years ago (OBOS Contributors, 2021) with some commending the contraceptive pill as one of the greatest scientific inventions of the… Read more
Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Neuroscience Technologies 

The Past and Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation

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In the early 1980s, a few batches of contaminated synthetic heroin triggered severe Parkinson’s disease symptoms among the drug addicts who used it. The tragedy would lead to a new… Read more
Learning and Memory Movement Neuro News 

The Departure of Skill Memories from Motor Cortex: Deeper Directions for Neuroscience

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You probably have certain skills that I don’t.  Each of us, having spent enough time practicing something new, can become an expert.  A simple, ubiquitous example is driving a car… Read more
Aging Movement Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders 

Treating the diseased brain with artificial stimulation

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We often fail to appreciate the small and precise functions of our motor system. How effortless and smooth our movements are when getting up from a chair! How quick and… Read more
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