Word: hymans
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...small subset of these brain chemicals, especially serotonin, evidently serves an entirely different purpose. As Steven Hyman, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, describes it, "These neurotransmitters modulate raw information and give it its emotional tone." Northwestern University psychiatrist James Stockard puts it more poetically: "A person's mood is like a symphony, and serotonin is like the conductor's baton." Other neurotransmitters help us know our stomachs are full; serotonin tells us whether we feel satisfied. Other chemicals help us perceive the water level in a glass; serotonin helps us decide whether we will think...
...been implicated in so many mental disorders. And it is not surprising that serotonin appears to be especially important--the first among equals, in a sense. The nerve cells that specialize in serotonin production originate in the raphe nuclei, in a region right atop the spine that nimh's Hyman calls "the deep basement of the brain." From there, these neurons extend vinelike projections called axons up through the brain and down into the spinal column. The axons form a sort of neurological interstate-highway network, over which serotonin supplies are sent to all parts of the nervous system. Other...
...With people like [former Undergraduate Council president Robert M. Hyman '98] involved in the process, all of the job offers are going to be taken by Harvard students," said Kris J. Thiessen '98, who is a Crimson editor...
Avni was joined by fellow applicant Robert M. Hyman '98, former Undergraduate Council president. When asked what he planned to do if awarded one of the scholarships, Hyman said "I'm going to Disneyland...
...Hyman represented the opposing side...