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How Weightlessness Changes Our Brains

September 5, 2018September 8, 2018 Alexa Erdogan 0 Comments Analog Spaceflight, Astronaut, Cerebellum, Frontal lobe, Gray matter, Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest, ISS, Mars, Microgravity, Motor cortex, MRI, Musculoskeletal, Neurodegeneration, Neuroplasticity, Preconditioning, Semantic memory, Somatosensory, Space, Space neuroscience, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight, Weightlessness
Astronauts are no strangers to the harsh and wild conditions of outer space. From ionizing radiation to microgravity, these space explorers are exposed to a myriad of stressors that play… Read more
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Myth or Fact? Many psychopaths have a poor sense of smell.

March 7, 2016March 23, 2016 knowingneurons 0 Comments 52 Brain Facts, Frontal lobe, Olfaction, olfactory, Olfactory Bulb, Perception, Psychopath, Smell
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A Tale of Two Aphasias

August 13, 2014March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 4 Comments Aphasia, Arcuate fasciculus, Broca, Conduction aphasia, Frontal lobe, language, Left hemisphere, Motor, Sensory, Temporal Lobe, Wernicke
It’s 1861, and the French neurologist Paul Broca is examining a new patient. Dr. Broca is puzzled because all the patient can say is “tan.” When Dr. Broca asks him… Read more

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