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Tremors and Slurred Speech. Can You Diagnose Our Mock Patient?
Review this mock case study and determine the ‘patient’s’ diagnosis. Descriptions created from the 8th edition of the Brain Facts book. Part of the Brain Bee prep series.
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In Search of the Genetic Components Behind Psychiatric Disorders
As physicians attempt to identify mental illness, they face a diagnostic system that includes nearly 300 disorders. To improve the system, researchers look into genetics.
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ICYMI: COVID-19 Linked to Rare Brain Disease
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With just a flash of light, optogenetics helps scientists turn brain cells on and off. Edward Boyden, one of The Brain Prize 2013 winners, explains.
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Scratching the Surface of Itch Science
Itch, once thought of as a milder form of pain, is now investigated as its own condition with potential treatment on the horizon.
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