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Loose coupling between Ca<sup>2+</sup> channels and release sensors as a synaptic correlate of higher-order brain function

In the mature neocortex, functionally distinct areas are built by the same archetypes of neurons, but depending on the area, these neurons and their synapses are engaged in very different functions, ranging from lower-order processing of sensory information to higher-order associations and cognitive functions. We found significant differences in the functional presynaptic nanoarchitectures of the…

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THE BURDEN OF BREAST CANCER

Every person affected deserves timely assessment, and appropriate treatment, write CHIMEZIE ANYAKORA and UJUNWA PRINCESS ONYEKABA Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns bring the disease…

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