Word: medial
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...researchers, Solomon Snyder and Candace Pert of Johns Hopkins University, Eric Simon of New York University and Lars Terenius of Uppsala, Sweden, announced almost simultaneously the discovery of specific receptors for such opiates in the brain. Snyder's lab located a high density of receptors in the medial thalamus, an area of the brain responsible for registering deep sustained pain; in the amygdala, a region of the brain's limbic system that plays a role in controlling emotion; and in the spinal cord...
...anyone know that the junior would be the only choice in goal for this afternoon's game, and most likely the Beanpot. A little over a minute into the second period of the Providence game, a P.C. forward slid into starting goalie Wade Lau. The freshman strained the medial collatoral ligament in his right knee and it is speculated that he may not be back for as long as two weeks...
...Frank Clippinger Jr., an orthopedist at Duke University Medical Center, tried a different approach. He coupled a strain gauge into the cable that operates the hook end of an artificial arm and wired it to a surgically implanted electrical stimulator. The stimulator, in turn, was connected directly to the medial or main arm nerve; the current is perceived as a mild tingling, which by its intensity tells the wearer how much force he is exerting...