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Pain
Pain – considered by the ancient Greeks to be the “barking watchdog of health” – spans all scales of the nervous system.
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Vision
About 80 percent of the information about the environment comes from our eyes. A good quarter of the brain is involved in processing this input.
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Feeling
Uneven ground, the heat of the oven, a gentle caress on the arm – our body perceives a variety of stimuli, which it transmits to the brain.
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Hearing
Neuroscientists are researching how the brain and the ear transform simple sound waves into fascinating worlds of acoustics.
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Smell & Taste
We should not underestimate our chemical senses. Although other senses play a more obvious role, enjoyment and survival require smell and taste!
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Emotions
Feelings give spice to our lives and influence many of our decisions – whether we want them to or not.
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Consciousness
The decoding of this complex and enigmatic phenomenon has only just begun.
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Motor Skills
Without movement, life is meaningless. We are made for it, from head to toe.
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Alzheimer's disease
Research has not yet produced a cure. What is the next step?
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Anatomy
The brain is the basis of our entire being. It is not uncommon for damage to the brain to lead to personality changes.
