r/science • u/Wagamaga • Oct 08 '24

Neuroscience Brain’s waste-clearance pathways revealed for the first time. Wastes include proteins such as amyloid and tau, which have been shown to form clumps and tangles in brain images of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

https://news.ohsu.edu/2024/10/07/brains-waste-clearance-pathways-revealed-for-the-first-time
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u/mtwashingtiger Oct 08 '24

I’ve been assisting with the eeg acquisition on a project like this, using 40-Hz enhanced music and light to simulate gamma waves in the noggin at a major university over the past few years! One of my favorite studies to help with.

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u/Fluck_Me_Up Oct 08 '24

Do you have any studies or academically focused resources discussing gamma wave stimulation? I’d love to read up on it

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u/Saraswati002 Oct 09 '24

What were the results?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Sock154 Oct 09 '24

Technical term ? The noggin.

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u/fellow_enthusiast Oct 09 '24

Gourd is also acceptable. 

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u/goosebattle Oct 09 '24

I prefer the upper pumpkin.

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u/SwarfDive01 Oct 09 '24

The Great noodle bowl. Or, lesser. But the better categories for that noodle are angel hair, spaghetti, linguini, even udon. But the real secret is in the sauce.somw people are just butter noodles. But there's also the marinara, Alfredos, vodka sauces.