Română Cotard’s syndrome, also known as Cotard’s delusion or walking corpse syndrome, is a rare, but severe mental affliction characterized… Read more Cotard’s Syndrome – The Real Walking Dead
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Week in review: 31 Jan – 06 Feb 2022
Română 1. The primary visual cortex also receives auditory inputs. One defining characteristic of the brain is that it integrates… Read more Week in review: 31 Jan – 06 Feb 2022
The Scientific Replication Crisis – A Perspective
Română A defining characteristic of science is reproducibility. Basically, if a result is reliable, we should observe it every single… Read more The Scientific Replication Crisis – A Perspective
Week in review: 24 – 30 Jan 2022
Română 1. Both genes and the environment play a role in Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder which… Read more Week in review: 24 – 30 Jan 2022
Week in review: 17 – 23 Jan 2022
Română 1. During well-learned tasks the brain prioritizes random movement activity. The topic is a bit complicated, so let’s take… Read more Week in review: 17 – 23 Jan 2022
Week in review: 10 – 16 Jan 2022
Română 1. Air pollution is linked to poorer mental health and increased risk of mental illness. More and more studies… Read more Week in review: 10 – 16 Jan 2022
Week in review: 03 – 09 Jan 2022
Română January marks the start of a new type of post here at Neurofrontiers: the “Week in review”. In these… Read more Week in review: 03 – 09 Jan 2022
The Nocebo Effect
Română The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. In other words, it refers to negative side effects… Read more The Nocebo Effect
The Placebo Effect
Română The placebo effect refers to the therapeutic response which occurs as a consequence of an inert treatment. The “treatment”… Read more The Placebo Effect
Measuring Human Intracranial Activity
Română Wait, we can do that? In short, yes, but only under very specific circumstances. Measuring human intracranial activity involves,… Read more Measuring Human Intracranial Activity