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    Mayuri Vaish

    What the Dopamine Diet REALLY Says About Dopamine

    Many of us have heard, or read, about the neurotransmitter molecule called ‘dopamine’, but what really is it? Broadly said, dopamine is a...

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    Types of Brain Bleeds

    Brain bleeds are the equivalent of bleeding within the skull, known as an intracranial haemorrhage. This is a drastic, potentially fatal ...

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    REVIEW - “Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery” by Henry Marsh

    “Do no harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery” is a captivating entanglement of surgical tales, written by NHS neurosurgeon Dr. H...

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    DMT's effects on the brain

    N,N Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a chemical compound, often used as a psychedelic drug consumed by many. DMT works by acting as an agonist...

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    Hypodopaminergic traits: what it is and how it occurs

    Hypodopaminergic refers to significantly reduced levels of dopamine as opposed to baseline (normal) levels. One of the causes behind hypo...

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    Type of exercise influences its neural effects: what the data says

    Firstly research suggests that exercise must be in the long-term to maintain cognitive benefits.[1] Additionally, even moderate exercise ...

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    Neuroethics: conscious organoids

    This is in response to a recent article by The Guardian (original research paper on Nature) discussing involuntary contractions of neural...

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    Money and happiness?

    Research suggests that money can increase happiness, but only to a certain extent. Firstly, whether one is happy with money or not depend...

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    The science behind near death experiences

    Currently, there has been no significant evidence indicating the role of neurochemical processes in near-death experiences (NDEs).[1][2] ...

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    Does sugar damage the brain? What the research says

    We all know sugar promotes obesity. However, does it hamper our neural health? Research indicates, possibly yes... There are several pape...

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    Acetylcholine and Dopamine: neurotransmitters involved in dreaming

    Dreaming is suggested a result of several mechanisms - certain brain wave and brain region activations, as well as, to an extent, neuroch...

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    Origins of déja vu

    Current neurobiological knowledge indicates that déja vu is a form of temporal lobe epilepsy, and it has also been associated with psychi...

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    CB1 receptor: more than just to detect cannabinoids

    The Cannabinoid CB1 receptor is a part of the endocannabinoid system, and its primary role is to perceive cannabinoids, contributing to f...

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    Brain changes in ketamine users

    Essentially, ketamine is known to work by being an NMDA antagonist, i.e. it binds to NMDA receptors on GABA neurons (inhibitory neurons)....

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    Whether exercise may increase dopamine receptors in healthy individuals

    Surprisingly, studies have shown that even 8 weeks of exercise increases dopamine D2/D3 receptor activity in methamphetamine users.[1] Si...

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    Neuroscience discoveries: 2018 and 2019

    There have been several discoveries throughout the years, and the definition of their impact would differ based on what one personally va...

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    How to better memory, from a cognitive perspective

    Normally I discuss behavioral processes such as memory in a purely neurobiological manner, but as memory is such a complex phenomenon, he...

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    Effects of marijuana (THC) and other factors in inducing paranoia

    Paranoia following THC consumption may occur due to illicit nature of marijuana, the possibility of paranoia-tendency people to consume T...

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    Can abstinence resolve brain changes caused by methamphetamine?

    Methamphetamine is, essentially, a stimulant powder that is used for treatments of Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder (ADHD) and ob...

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    What to eat for a healthy brain

    Although likely not a comprehensive list of every single food item to eat and not eat for brain health (and I highly doubt there is curre...

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