Word: breiter
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...Steve is atypical of neuroscientists,” says Hans C. Breiter, assistant professor at HMS and a former student of Hyman’s. “He has a strong interest in economics and philosophy. He has a real genuine intellectual curiosity that is very broad...
Regardless, Breiter said that these findings will cause major public policy changes in the future...
According to Breiter, the amygdala is only symmetrical in children. As we mature, however, the right side of the amygdala enlarges at a faster rate than the left side, establishing asymmetry...
...There are two possible types of predisposition,” said Breiter. “Either the amygdala was going to develop normally, but the drug caused it not to, or the amygdala was never going to develop normally in the first place...
...cocaine causes the amygdala to change in shape, it means that we have a mandate to get it off the street,” said Breiter. “If this is purely genetic, then we should develop better medical diagnosis and prevention skills—we can determine who is at risk...