Mapping the brain
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Radical theories about brain physiology are emerging as new technologies give researchers more detailed images and permit more complex analyses. Positron emission tomography scans map brain activity through radioactive glucose while magnetic resonance imaging creates brain pictures within milliseconds.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
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Don't sell the old brain short
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Recent studies have revealed that the mind does not deteriorate as the body ages. Neuroscientists and psychiatrists have discovered that the brain of an elderly person retains its abilities and strengths. Myths about the degeneration of the mind are enumerated and debunked.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
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Miracles of the brain
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Matthew Simpson was diagnosed to have Rasmussen's encephalitis which necessitated the removal of nearly half of his brain. Matthew's phenomenal recovery from the surgery attests to the mysterious powers and wonders of the human brain.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
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