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Monkeys Have Compassion Too

Imagine an experiment where you have some monkeys in a cage. There are two chains. Chain A will provide a large quantity of food for the monkeys. Chain B will provide a small quantity of food. Next the...

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A second brain in the heart? Illustration: J.Kando68

Your Second Brain is in your Heart

A second brain in the heart is now much more than a hypothesis. Heart transplanted Memories is the discovery by prominent medical experts that recipients of heart transplants are reporting huge changes in...

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What do we know about autism?

Autism falls in the diagnostic category of pervasive developmental disorders. The other disorders in this category include Rett's disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Aspergers and Pervasive...

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Brain Facts

The brain is the most energy-consuming part of your body. It uses up to 20 percent of the body’s energy production. The brain uses approximately 20% of the total oxygen pumping around your body.While you...

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Feed your brain

If only 2% of our body mass, the brain absorbs 20% of the oxygen we breathe and 20% of food energy we consume. It therefore consumes 10 times more energy than any other organ! And as any body, it ages...

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Parkinson's Disease Helpful Info

Parkinsons disease is recognized as a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is believed to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Parkinsons disease is characterized by a...

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How I got a new life by changing my brain

First of all I have never considered myself as having a talent for writing so I don't hope to start a writing career by being on Hubpages. I want to tell my story about how I changed my own life & in the...

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The Brain, How do we learn anyway?

Sleep – How important is it? It may surprise you to know that when we are awake there is a part of the brain that wants us to sleep and when we are asleep there is a part of the brain that wants us to...

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Understanding depression and anxiety

Here is a general overview of the physiological process of depression/axiety.

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Basic information about the Nervous System

The nervous system is the coordinating body apparatus between the receptors and effect. It dictates what to do. It is like the general or an army who directs what should be done under the circumstances. ...

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