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What is Deep Brain Stimulation?
Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, takes advantage of electricity to treat brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal – The First Modern Neuroscientist
His drawings of brain cells helped kick off the field we know today.
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Steve's Deep Brain
Learn ways that tremor used to prevent a man from certain activities until DBS improved his daily life.
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Nano-Drugs Take Aim at Brain Cells
The blood-brain barrier once stopped medication from reaching the brain. Researchers have found their way through.
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The Curious Case of Patient H.M.
A 29-year-old man with amnesia taught neuroscientists a lot about memory.
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The Next Revolution in High-Speed Brain Imaging: Stories From the U.S. BRAIN Initiative
Scientists are producing 3D images of the cellular dynamics of the living brain in real-time and faster than ever before.
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Wiretapping the Brain: Stories From the U.S. BRAIN Initiative
New and improved tools let scientists eavesdrop on conversations between remote parts of the brain.
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Investigating How Neurons Use Fuel: Stories From the U.S. BRAIN Initiative
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Tumors on the Brain
Brain cancer isn’t a single disease. Cancers arise in many different brain cells and tissues.
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Scientists are building a data repository to store and share the vast amount of genomics data coming out of the BRAIN Initiative.
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