Reading up on neuroscience
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- The Electric Pain in Her Tooth Baffled Every Dentist. What Was Wrong?
A 69-year-old woman's agonizing facial tooth pain, misdiagnosed by multiple dentists, was ultimately caused by trigeminal neuralgia from a compressing artery.
- A Different Type of Dementia Is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline - The New York Times
LATE dementia, though less severe than Alzheimer’s alone, worsens Alzheimer’s symptoms when the two coexist, according to scientists.
- Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s | Neuroscience
A study of brain scans from nearly 4,000 people identifies five developmental epochs with key turning points around ages nine, 32, 66, and 83.
- We Induced Smells With Ultrasound
Researchers induced distinct smells (fresh air, garbage, ozone, campfire) by using focused ultrasound to stimulate the olfactory bulb, achieving non-invasive olfactory neuromodulation.