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Brain physiology
The brain in the central organ of the nervous system and facilitates bodily functions including senses, movement, emotions, communication, thinking, and memory. There are three parts of the brain: cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. The cerebrum consists of the right and left hemisphere and is involved in functions like touch, vision, hearing, speech, reasoning, and emotions. The cerebellum regulates muscle movements and balance. The brain stem is responsible for automatic functions like breathing, body temperature, digestion, sneezing, and swelling.
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MAY 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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APR 26, 2018
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...
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...
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...
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...
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Melissa Moore
APR 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2018
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...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 02, 2018
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 31, 2018
Cardiology
Limiting the number of calories you eat is a simple way to stay healthy, but its implementation couldn’t be harder
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
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...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 09, 2018
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Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
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...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 06, 2018
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...
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FEB 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
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Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
OCT 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An important type of cell in the brain has been discovered to exert control over appetite.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch