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Focused Ultrasound: A Stimulating New Strategy To Treat Severe Brain Damage

Joshua Cain , , , ,
A year into my doctoral training at UCLA, I escape the noisy hustle and bustle of Ronald Reagan Hospital at midday, into a clean and quiet room in the Intensive… Read more
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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
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Understanding the Visual System: A Conversation with Botond Roska

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[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/174013562″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] When we see the world, there is a huge amount of processing that occurs in the neural circuits of the retina, thalamus, and… Read more
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The amygdala: a full brain integrator in the face of fear

Kate Fehlhaber , , , , , , , , , ,
You are sitting at your computer quietly reading this article when – BOOM! – there is a sharp loud noise behind you! You instinctively stop what you are doing, jump… Read more
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