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An unexpected event? The brain responds like this
How does the brain respond when faced with an unexpected event? With a rush of norepinephrine, according to a study by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). It is a neuromodulator (like dopamine and serotonin), produced in a deep structure of the brain: the locus coeruleus. Norepinephrine can affect large areas of the brain as well,…
Read MoreDementia, seven rules to prevent it
These are the simple and usual good practices, but remembering them does not hurt. Because they can really, among other things, play a decisive role in preventing the onset of dementia in old age, even in the presence of genetic risk factors. The so-called “Simple 7”, as the American Heart Association defined them, are the…
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