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What Happens When You Remove the Hippocampus?
Sam Kean walks us through the astonishing medical case of Henry Molaison (H.M.), detailing everything H.M. taught us about the brain and memory.
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2-Minute Neuroscience: Prefrontal Cortex
In this video, the anatomy and general function of the prefrontal cortex are discussed.
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Introduction to ICP-MS – Part II
In part two of their ICP-MS Teach Me in 10, Abe Gutierrez and Ed McCurdy help to answer the question: Why do we need triple quadrupole ICP-MS?
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How Do Antidepressants Work?
Dig into the discovery of antidepressant drugs, how they work, and what we still don’t know about depression.
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Why Do COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Side Effects?
Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass of the University of Kent’s School of Biosciences explain why COVID-19 vaccines can cause side effects in this week's installment of Teach Me in 10.
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Testing the Best Bomb Detectors
What’s better at finding a hidden bomb - a dog, or an electronic chemical detector? Let’s find out.
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Targeting a Rare Brain Cancer With Spherical Nucleic Acids
The first drug using spherical nucleic acids to be systemically given to humans has been developed by Northwestern University scientists.
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Why Use Stem Cells To Treat Neurological Diseases? With Dr Mariah Lelos
This installment of Teach Me in 10 features Dr Mariah Lelos, a senior lecturer at Cardiff University. Watch this Teach Me in 10 to discover why stem cells are an emerging treatment for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntington's.
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Becoming a Science Writer
"How do I become a science writer?" is a common question that we get asked here at Technology Networks. That is why for this installment of Teach Me in 10, the guests are … well, us! We wanted to share stories of how we became science writers and communicators, highlighting some of the things that we have learned through our journeys and offering some top tips and tricks.
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What Is Neuroplasticity? With Dr Michael Merzenich
Throughout your lifetime, your brain continuously revises its own wiring. This ability of the brain to change and adapt is referred to as neuroplasticity (neuro = neuron, plasticity = the malleability of the brain). Here to explain precisely what neuroplasticity is, how it happens and how we can harness it, is one of the world's leading minds in this area – Dr Michael Merzenich.
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