Cientistas da Universidade do Arkansas, nos Estados Unidos, desenvolveram um protótipo de laser capaz de destruir células cancerígenas que circulam na corrente sanguínea. A técnica é totalmente não-invasiva, ou seja, o procedimento é feito do lado de fora do corpo do paciente.
Have you ever read something a million times only to one day, for no apparent reason, think “Wait, what is that?” This happened to me the other day for “the vagus nerve.”
A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of ‘night owls’ — people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits — could lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timings, improved performance in the mornings, better eating habits and a decrease in depression and stress.
The number of sports supplements available for purchase these days is staggering. Seemingly every product aimed at athletes claims to make you run faster, hit harder or get jacked—all just by swallowing a pill.
The case against processed food just keeps getting stronger. But, amazingly, we still don’t understand exactly why it’s so bad for us.
Have you ever read something a million times only to one day, for no apparent reason, think “Wait, what is that?” This happened to me the other day for “the vagus nerve.”
Para começar com a descrição da neuroanatomia das emoções, Paul Broca foi responsável por cunhar o termo sistema límbico, usando-o pela primeira vez em 1878. Mas foi só depois, em 1930, que James Papez batizou definitivamente as estruturas envolvidas com o nome de sistema límbico (SL), postulando que o mesmo participa do circuito neural da expressão emocional (Kolb e Whishaw, 2003).
