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The path of brain science

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The path of brain science

Advances in brain science are creating whole new fields in neurology. Find out about the latest neurology research in this Healthmaker video with Frances Jensen, MD, neurology department chair at the University of Pennsylvania.

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What happens as the brain matures?
How does brain connectivity change over time?
What are we learning about the teenage brain?
What is neuroplasticity?
What is pruning related to the brain?
Does a teenager's brain physically change?
What has brain imaging and mapping of the brain taught us?
What we’ve learned about dementia and Alzheimer’s
How has our understanding of the human brain changed over the years?
What is neurogenesis?

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