brains
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Scientists Kept Disembodied Pig Brains ‘Alive’ For 36 Hours, And It’s Testing Our Conceptions Of Death
A neuroscientist from Yale University is claiming to have developed a technique that preserves the brain tissue of pigs for an extended period following decapitation. The brains are apparently not conscious, but the new technique is raising a number of important ethical issues.
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What Pre-Teen Brains Can Do That Adult Brains Can’t
A popular theory about how the human brain works – one that’s inspired both neuroscience research and sketchy health fads alike – is just plain wrong, suggests a new study published this week in Nature. The adult brain might not be able to naturally restock its supply of neurons after all.
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Man In A Vegetative State For 15 Years Stirs After Brain Stimulation, But He Isn’t Awake Yet
Reviving unresponsive patients has long been a dream of humanity, and an oft-talked about part of the human condition. Maybe you’ve cried along with the movie Awakenings, or had long conversations with relatives about what happens should you or they end up in the same position.
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Look At This Incredible Brain Cyst
A 27-year-old man had been suffering frequent headaches and had been falling over frequently for around three years. But when he had a seizure, he headed to the emergency department. They took an MRI and found this.