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Imagine your brain is like a bustling city, with different neighborhoods dedicated to specific functions. One important neighborhood in this city is the basal ganglia (BG), which controls movement and is involved in motor disorders like Parkinson’s disease. In this study, scientists created a computational model to understand how the structure of the synaptic network […]
Imagine having a conversation where you and your friend are describing things to each other. As the conversation progresses, you start using more specific and refined words to refer to those things. This phenomenon, called referential coordination, has been studied in previous research, which indicated that interactive repair mechanisms in dialogue contribute to this convergence […]
Imagine you’re playing a game of Jenga. Each block represents a different aspect of sleep, and the whole tower represents age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In this study, researchers wanted to see if removing certain blocks (or sleep traits) from the tower would have any effect on AMD. Using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, they examined the […]
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