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Neuro Cartilla: El Sueño

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Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Sleep, Joel Frohlich Traducido por Daniela Semerjian.  ~~~ Es fácil preguntar:  “¿Por qué dormir?” Pero también podemos darle la vuelta a la pregunta: “¿Por qué despertarse?”… Read more
Neuro Primer: Sleep
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Neuro Primer: Sleep

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Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: El Sueño ~~~ It’s easy to ask: “Why sleep?” But we can also turn the question on its head: “Why wake?” We need… 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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Messing with the ‘Flip-Flop’ Switch: Why Getting Sick Makes You Sleepy

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We all know how it feels to be sick.  The fatigue, increased sleep, and general malaise that accompany a cold are the primary reasons people stay bedridden when ill.  Even… Read more
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Science with a Touch of Art: A Conversation with David Ginty

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If you think about it, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of tactile receptors. The dozens of types of receptors that innervate the… Read more