The medical specialty involving the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle.
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The fundamental importance of R.E.M. Sleep. (Rapid Eye Movement)
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I know that experiments have been conducted to determine the importance of R.E.M. sleep in our sleep cycle. It is particularly important for learning, information synthesis, and recovery ...
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Long term effects of “brain freeze” on the cerebral vasculature
According to one theory, ice cream headaches are caused by an increase in blood volume of the anterior cerebral artery:
Another theory into the cause of ice-cream headaches is explained by ...
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Why do humans alone have the capability to have religious/spiritual experiences?
What is it in our brain that makes having such experiences possible? I assume other species don't have these. Sure there are instances in the natural world where you can see individuals of the species ...
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Effects of exercise on the brain
I am well aware of the phenomenon of neurogenesis induced by exercise, as well as the dopamine release that results from exercise. I am really interested in neuropsychology and the effects of exercise ...
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Amount of neurons in the heart
Finding numbers for the amount of neurons in the brain is quite easy. Finding them for other human organs is harder. How many neurons are there in the human heart?
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Foveal ganglion cell density (Tay-Sachs Disease)
I’m currently reading on Tay-Sachs disease and have stumbled upon something regarding the typical “cherry red” macula symptom.
On the one hand it is mentioned that the macula is almost devoid of ...
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What is a inhibitory tone when talking about neurons?
In this SE answer: Could an "overactive" brain increase the chances of Alzheimer's Disease?
user @nico used the word inhibitory tone What does that ...
