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Neuro Primer: Pubertal Timing

septiembre 12, 2022septiembre 10, 2022 Lauren Granata Anxiety, biological pathway, Childhood, Desarrollo, environmental influence, gonadotropins, Hormones, Hypothalamus, KNDy neurons, pituitary gland, puberty, estrés

By: Lauren Granata The transition from childhood to adulthood is notoriously turbulent. Teens fumble through these years as they try to finesse a balance between school, extracurriculars, and their ever-shifting… Leer más

Multilingual Spanish

La Parálisis del Sueño ¿Qué es y qué lo causa?

junio 26, 2021agosto 6, 2021 Mira Rakicevic Anxiety, Cataplexy, circadian rhythm, La electroencefalografía, o EEG,, Electromyogram, Genetics, Hallucination, hypnagogic hallucination, Hypnopompic, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, NREM sleep, parasomnia, PER2, Polysomnography, REM sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Atonia, Sleep paralysis, estrés, Vestibular-motor Hallucination

Artículo original: Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?, Mira Rakicevic Traducido por Valia Gregory ~~~ La parálisis del sueño es un tipo de parasomnia (un término general… Leer más

Big Ideas Brain Basics Did You Know?

Cosquilleo en el estómago: La conexión con el cerebro

mayo 31, 2021noviembre 1, 2022 Himani Arora sistema nervioso entérico (SNE), Intestino, microbioma intestinal, eje intestino-cerebro, microbioma, microbiota, estrés

Picture this: You are encountering some dilemma. You call your friend, and they advise you to go with your “gut feelings”. These are perceived to be some sort of miraculous… Leer más

Brain Basics Consciousness Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception Sleep

Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?

diciembre 30, 2019junio 3, 2021 Mira Rakicevic Anxiety, Cataplexy, circadian rhythm, La electroencefalografía, o EEG,, Electromyogram, Genetics, Hallucination, hypnagogic hallucination, Hypnopompic, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, NREM sleep, parasomnia, PER2, Polysomnography, REM sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Atonia, Sleep paralysis, estrés, Vestibular-motor Hallucination

Sleep paralysis is a type of REM parasomnia or abnormal behavior that takes place during the REM sleep cycle. Also known as sleep atonia, this condition refers to the feeling… Leer más

Brain Development Culture Language

The Bilingual Brain: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All

julio 25, 2018julio 26, 2018 Angela Grant bilingual, diffusion tensor imaging, DTI, early nutrition, English, fractional anisotropy, immigrant, immigration, language, Maria Konnikova, native language, Patricia Kuhl, polyglot, radial diffusivity, Spanish, estrés

Over the past few years, you might have noticed a surfeit of articles covering current research on bilingualism. Some of them suggest that it sharpens the mind, while others are… Leer más

Brain Basics Sensation and Perception

Tick, Tock: Your Brain’s Inner Clock

abril 25, 2018abril 25, 2018 Jenn Tribble circadian rhythm, David Eagleman, Dopamina, Einstein, emotional state, five senses, Percepción, Sensación, estrés, temporal pattern, Tiempo

ime: one syllable, four letters, but one of the nebulous constructs of our world. Many bright scholars and philosophers have attempted to understand time as a primary sense, including Albert… Leer más

52 Brain Facts

Myth or Fact? Eating blueberries is good for your brain.

mayo 30, 2016junio 30, 2017 knowingneurons 52 Brain Facts, Blueberries, Cerebro, Communication, Salud, Aprendizaje, Memory, Motor control, estrés, Weak

52 Brain Facts

Myth or Fact? A little stress is good for the brain.

mayo 9, 2016junio 4, 2016 knowingneurons 52 Brain Facts, Benefit, Cerebro, Dread, glucocorticoid, Hippocampus, Hormone, Hypothalamus, LTP, Memory, Neurociencia, Plasticity, Risk, Roller coaster, estrés, Synapse, Tiempo

Did You Know? Aprendizaje y Memoria Neuro News

Is too much sugar a form of brain abuse?

mayo 4, 2016marzo 5, 2017 knowingneurons Adrenal, Amygdala, Cerebro, cortisol, depresió, Disorder, Early Life Adversity, ELA, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, gen, Gland, glucocorticoid, glucosa, Hippocampus, Iacoboni, Limbic, Maniam, Memory, Neurod1, Neurogenesis, Neuroplasticity, Plasticity, Psychotic, PTSD, Rats, Receptor, Spatial Navigation, estrés, Sugar

We all know too much sugar is bad for us. But did you know that having unfettered access to sugar might produce brain changes similar to highly stressful situations, such… Leer más

Neurobiology of Depression Knowing Neurons

Did You Know? Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Depression and Inspiration

octubre 10, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber Amygdala, Cg25, Deep Brain Stimulation, depresió, Dopamina, Ghrelin, Hippocampus, HYP, Hypothalamus, Kevin Breel, Leptin, Major depressive disorder, MDD, NAc, Neurogenesis, Nucleus accumbens, estrés, Subgenual cingulate cortex, Ventral Tegmental Area, VTA

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Claustrophobia Can Be Genetic

mayo 13, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Anita A single gene defect causing claustrophobia, anxiety disorder, Classical Conditioning, claustrophobia, Ehrenreich, El-Kordi A, elevated plus maze, genetic predisposition, Gpm6a, Max Planck Institute, estrés, Translational Psychiatry

As a little girl, my favorite part of an overnight train journey in India was the tunnel. My restless, anxious eyes would await the moment when the train made its… Leer más