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Un pequeño mapa para las moscas de la fruta, un gran salto para la neurociencia

noviembre 20, 2022noviembre 19, 2022 Samantha Arauz 0 comentarios células de Kenyon, cuerpo de hongo, Drosophila, Microscopía electrónica, microscopía electrónica de transmisión, microscopio electrónico, neurona lateral pareada anterior, neurona olfativa, neuroplasticidad, plasticidad sináptica, protocerebro

Artículo original: One Small Map for Fruit Flies, One Giant Leap for Neuroscience, Alexa Erdogan Traducido por Samantha Arauz Nota: este artículo explora un trabajo reciente que ha sido revisado… Leer más

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¿Por qué nos hace sentir tanto la música?

mayo 7, 2022mayo 6, 2022 Amy Thomas

Artículo original: Why Does Music Make Us Feel So Much? Amy Thomas Traducido por Dalí Jiménez Ya sea que la estemos escuchando a través los pequeños audífonos del iPhone en… Leer más

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Cerebral Organoids Reveal New Angles for Understanding the Human Brain

enero 11, 2022 knowingneurons Desarrollo cerebral, Desarrollo, Neurological Disorder, Neuropsychiatric diseases, Neuroscience Methods, Organoids, Techniques

When you think of researchers growing “mini-brains,” you might picture a mad scientist out of a sci-fi or horror movie. But the reality looks quite different. Cerebral organoids, often colloquially… Leer más

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Sex Differences in the Neural Control of Thermogenesis: An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Correa

febrero 15, 2021febrero 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan Estrogen, Hormone, Hypothalamus, Metabolism, Nature, Sex differences, Temperature

Understanding the complexity of the human mind and body is a feat that some would say is impossible. While the scientific community forges on despite the immense expanse of the… Leer más

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The Nocebo Effect

enero 3, 2021junio 3, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette Bias, Classical Conditioning, Drug, síntomas negativos, Placebo effect, tratamiento

Most of us have heard of the placebo effect – the phenomenon in which patients experience improvements in health simply due to their belief in the efficacy of a medical… Leer más

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The Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease

diciembre 6, 2018diciembre 5, 2018 Khayla Black Aging, Alzheimer's, enfermedad de Alzheimer, Amyloid beta, amyloid plaque, dementia, neurofibrillary tangles, Tau

Whether it be forgetting 20 years of your life or having the same conversation every five minutes only to forget it each time, memory impairment can take a large toll… Leer más

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Announcing the Knowing Neurons Patreon

marzo 15, 2018marzo 13, 2018 knowingneurons patreon

e’re excited to announce that Knowing Neurons is now on Patreon! If you enjoy the neuroscience articles and illustrations that we create, please consider becoming a Patron to help support the… Leer más

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One Small Map for Fruit Flies, One Giant Leap for Neuroscience

diciembre 13, 2017diciembre 12, 2017 Alexa Erdogan anterior paired lateral (APL) neuron, Drosophila, Electron Microscope, Electron microscopy, EM, Kenyon cells, mushroom body, Neuroplasticity, olfactory neuron, protocerebrum, synaptic plasticity, TEM, TEMCA2, transmission EM

*Note: this article explores a recent paper that has been reviewed and published in its preprint form, before peer review. hile there is a certain majesty in the convoluted wrinkles… Leer más

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High Fat Diet May Prevent Sudden Death in Epilepsy

octubre 11, 2017octubre 10, 2017 Tamsin Irwin ALS, Alzheimer's, Brain health, Cell Metabolism, Diet, Epilepsy, genes, Salud, high-fat diet, Hippocampus, Ketogenic, Ketogenic diet, mitochondria, Motor neuron disease, Parkinson's, Seizure drugs, Seizures, SUDEP

he human brain consists of highly complex circuitry which is wired to elicit a synchronous pattern of electrical signals. This allows for communication between differing regions of the brain. When… Leer más

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Weird Animal Brain: Moth

julio 10, 2017julio 9, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Antenna, Cerebro, Fact, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Nature, Neurona, Neuronas, Percepción, Science, Smell

These beautiful little creatures are incredibly skilled at sniffing out mates. The pheromone the females release is called bombykol. Scientists are on the hunt for exactly how this pheromone activates… Leer más

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Unwrap the Gift from the Deadliest Toxin

julio 5, 2017julio 9, 2017 Lining Zhu acetylcholine, Allergan, bioweapon, Botox, botulism, Clostridium botulinum, neurotoxin, Oculinum, Paralysis, Scrooge, SNARE complex

EXTERIOR SCROOGE’S DOOR – CHRISTMAS EVE Knock! Knock! Scrooge answers the door.… Leer más