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Science Summary

The article is about a study done in which the researchers demonstrated, on mice, that weak, electromagnetic pulses can shift abnormal brain connections to more normal. The study was published in the Journal of Neuroscience by researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in France. This research has important implications because if it can be applied to humans, repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation cab be used to treat nervous system disorders such as epilepsy and depression (wood p.274). "Even at low intensities," pulsed magnetic stimulation had reduced the abnormal connections (PhD candidate Kalina Makowiecki). The reorganization of the neural connections happened in a specific brain chemical. However, this structural reorganization was not found in the healthy brain, or the appropriate connections in the abnormal mice, suggestion that therapy could have minimal side effects in humans (Kalina Makowiecki). This research gives scientists more insight on the specific cellular and molecular events that occur in the brain. This research is huge considering how important the brain is. It correlates with what the textbook says about neurons conducting impulses through the body. I believe this study should be looked into because its findings can help many people.

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 * University of Western Australia. "Could your brain be reprogrammed to work better?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 August 2014. .
 * Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. // Mastering the World of Psychology // . Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.
 * "Your Brain & Nervous System." KidsHealth. Ed. Yamini Durani. The Nemours Foundation, 01 Jan. 2013. Web. 06 Aug. 2014.

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