Topic: animal models
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Why Your Brain Makes You Procrastinate, According to Science
A specific brain circuit involving the ventral striatum and ventral pallidum suppresses motivation when an action is linked to an anticipated unpleasant experience, providing a biological basis for procrastination. Experiments with monkeys showed that blocking this inhibitory pathway restored mot...
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Butt Breathing Breakthrough: IgNobel Idea Nears Medical Reality
Enteral ventilation, a method of delivering oxygen through the colon, has shown promising safety results in its first human clinical trial and could serve as an emergency oxygen delivery method when traditional breathing is impossible. The technique uses an oxygen-rich liquid absorbed through the...
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