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A video covering what Alzheimer’s is, theories of what causes it, and a couple of current treatments. From broad explanations to more detailed hypotheses, we get pretty sciencey in this one. Feat. a rigged wheel, chocolate, and my revelation that I’m not a toxic person, but an excitotoxic one.
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Image credits:
hippocampus pic
cerebral cortex pic
References:
(My undergraduate essays and lectures…)
General overview:
Cholinergic neurone death:
Glutamate and NMDA role:
Highlighting the complicated nature of Alzheimer’s:
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