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Christfried Jakob and the Discovery of the Visceral Brain
"The benchmark discovery of the cingulate gyrus as a brain structure that receives signals from the muscles and viscera was made in 1907 by the neuropathologist Christfried Jakob. In 1911–1913, Jakob also suggested the involvement of the mamillary bodies, anterior nucleus of the thalamus..." – By Lazaros C. Triarhou
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Physiological Mechanisms of Attention and Working Memory
"Attention and memory are considered the bedrock of intellectual function. Further, disruptions of attention and memory are a core characteristic of many human disorders. However, neither attention nor memory are unitary constructs..." – By Anne Sereno and others
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In April 2025, 57 new and 10 revised articles, spread across 19 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
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