Images depicting the potential effects of exposure to specific types of childhood maltreatment on gray matter volume or thickness and fiber tract integrity.

Source: Teicher et al. (2016)

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Thinking that producing stones might help, but either someone breaks your stones, or litterally removes you entirely with your stones…

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Astrocytes are a type of neuroglial cell that provide support functions in the central nervous tissue and spinal cord.

Credits: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy

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The sensory homunculus is a map along the cerebral cortex of where each part of the body is processed.

Source: Neurociencias de Cajal

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The position in the medieval version, shown in a codex of "Chirurgia Rolandina" of Rolando Parmensis (1198-1280), and in a more modern version.

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Circadian rhythm controlled by the brain due to the exposure of the sunlight and other factors.

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Pretty diagram of the trigeminothalamic system.

Source: Peer Assessment of the Medical Neuroscience course

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The american William S died 100 years ago. In 1889 he introduced the gloves in to the operating room. His most important contribution to was breast therapy.

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Two main types of stroke and their causes.

Credits: Mahdad Jafarzade Esfahani/University of Twente

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The italian anatomist Giandomenico Santorini (1681-1737) described the accessory pancreatic duct that bears his name. His work was reproduced posthumously (1775) on panels drew by G. B. Piazzetta.

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Two main types of stroke and their causes.

Credits: Mahdad Jafarzade Esfahani/University of Twente

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Mouse brain showing green AAV-transduced cells in the cortex and hippocampus.

By Allen Yen, Washington University School of Medicine

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Neurobiology of addiction - a model of interacting circuits in which disruptions contribute to compulsive-like behaviours.

Credits: Dr George F Koob

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