Enlarge this image The “bun in the oven” idea goes all the way back 2,000+ years to Ancient Greece, along with some…
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Why Brain Scientists Are Still Obsessed With The Curious Case Of Phineas Gage
by NPR May 21, 2017Enlarge this image Cabinet-card portrait of brain-injury survivor Phineas Gage (1823–1860), shown holding the tamping iron that injured him. Wikimedia hide caption…
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Enlarge this image The name hippocampus comes from the Greek word for seahorse. It’s a part of the brain involved in emotion…
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Enlarge this image Opened in 1816 on the old Bel-Vue estate bordering the East River, the so-called Bellevue Establishment was the largest…