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Neuro Cartilla: El Sueño

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Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Sleep Traducido por Daniela Semerjian.  ~~~ Es fácil preguntar:  “¿Por qué dormir?” Pero también podemos darle la vuelta a la pregunta: “¿Por qué despertarse?” Necesitamos estar… Read more
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Sleep Paralysis: What Is It and What Causes It?

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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… Read more
Neuro Primer: Sleep
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Neuro Primer: Sleep

Joel Frohlich 1 Comment , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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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Neuro Primer: Aging

Gabrielle Torre 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more
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Our Dreams Have Many Purposes, Changing Across the Lifespan

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lthough radically different in terms of their content and feel, the range of dream states are just as complex as waking states. If we look across an individual’s lifetime, we… Read more
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Consciousness: The Final Frontier

Joel Frohlich 2 Comments , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
When I walk through my kitchen, I smell fresh food and feel warmth radiating off of it. These internal, subjective experiences are called qualia. I assume that my refrigerator, my… Read more
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The inescapable nightmare of fatal familial insomnia

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A family curse During the early 1980’s, an Italian physician was investigating a mysterious and dreadful disease that had long plagued his family. In earlier generations, this disease had killed… Read more
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How to Give Thanks Like a Neuroscientist

Anita 4 Comments , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
You’re on your way to the traditional Thanksgiving family get-together. You drive down a familiar street, locate your familiar house, and park in a familiar spot.… Read more