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Traumatic Brain Injury
From concussions and traumatic brain injuries to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), also known as boxer's syndrome.
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Heart
The heart and brain form a system. Neurocardiology studies this system.
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The Fly
Feeding, reproducing, surviving – fruit flies not only share our evolutionary goals, they also have a similar nervous system.
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Energy!
Neural compartments in the interplay between disease and health.
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Intruders
Or: Attack on the Brain!
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The Brain for Children
Why gray cells are sometimes pink
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Basic Research
Basic research is aimless. But eminently important.
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Think
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Time
Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ Into the future …
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Ventral tegmental area
Located in the midbrain, the uppermost section of the brain stem, is the ventral tegmental area (VTA) – a central component of the reward system. The area itself is not particularly large, but its influence is immense: the neurons of the VTA send their axons to the nucleus accumbens and widely into the prefrontal cortex (PFC), where they release the neuromodulator dopamine. In this way, they enhance learning processes, but can also contribute to the development of addictions.
