Mapping the human brain's default mode network: Anatomical study suggests it has widespread influence
The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...
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Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 ... the area of the brain associated with thinking ...
Alarming levels of microplastics found in human brains
A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.
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Microplastics Getting Stuck in Brain Vessels Like Clots, Scientists Find, Causing "Neurological Abnormalities" in Mice
Scientists tracked tiny pieces of microplastics as they moved through the brain blood vessels of mice. Some of them became ...
Our brains are filling with more and more microplastics, study shows
A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.
Researchers found a spoon's worth of nanoplastics in human brains — the latest evidence that plastic is accumulating in our bodies
Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...
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What Happens To Human Brain Just Before We Die? Scientists May Have The Answer
Scientists recorded increase brain activity just before the patient died. What happens to the human brain as people are on the precipice of death is an enigma that has perplexed ordinary folks and ...
You might have a spoon's worth of microplastics - in your brain.
New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if ...
As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation receives $3 million grant for Parkinson's research
The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has received a $3 million grant to study Parkinson's disease, potentially leading to ...
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18,000-Year-Old Evidence of Human Brain Consumption Found in Poland
Archaeologists uncover strong evidence of human brain consumption in Poland’s Maszycka Cave, dating back 18,000 years.