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·December 12, 2011·3 min read

More Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural Pattern

Hippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...

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·June 30, 2011·3 min read

Scientists Use ‘Optogenetics’ to Control Reward-Seeking Behavior

The findings suggest that therapeutics targeting the path between two critical brain regions, the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens, represent...

Neuroscience

·March 31, 2011·2 min read

New Insight Into “Aha!” Memories

When we suddenly get the answer to a riddle or understand the solution to a problem, we can practically feel...

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·December 17, 2010·3 min read

The Fearless SM: Woman Missing Amygdala

A woman with bilateral damage relatively restricted to the amygdala is the subject of a case study reported today. SM, as she will be known to the public, seems able to experience emotions such as happiness and sadness normally, but shows no signs of fear.