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What happens biochemically, says McGaugh, is that when faced with an emotion-charged situation, such as a threat, our bodies release the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. Among other things, these signal the amygdala, a tiny, neuron-rich structure nestled inside the brain's medial temporal lobes, which responds by releasing another hormone, called norepinephrine. Norepinephrine does two important things. First, it kicks the body's autonomic nervous system into overdrive: the heart beats faster, respiration quickens, and the muscles tense in anticipation of a burst of physical exertion...
Michael T. Ty, a neurology resident at Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General Hospitals and a Harvard Medial School (HMS) alumnus, died unexpectedly April 3, as the result of a construction accident that killed two others as well. Ty, 28, was driving down Boylston Street when a 10-ton lift platform crashed down on his car. The construction accident also killed two workers who were building Emerson College’s new Piano Row residence hall and student center. Ty graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1999 from Johns Hopkins University and received his MD in 2004 from...
...Beal tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during his sophomore season—an injury that has hounded him since, but that was seriously aggravated recently...
...since 2002, with the Black Bears coming out on top each time. Two of those matchups came in the first round of the NCAA tournament...Crimson forward Dan Murphy’s brother, Ben, will most likely not skate for Maine this weekend. The Black Bears forward sprained his medial collateral ligament (MCL) against Mass.-Lowell on Nov. 13 and has been sidelined ever since. He had two goals and six assists prior to his injury...After an 0-for-6 showing on the power play against UVM on Tuesday, the Crimson is now fourth-best in the country with...
Fortunately for Harvard, the man Berg replaced, junior Erik Grimm, has sufficiently recovered from a strain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee, and will dress for tomorrow’s game after two weeks on the sidelines...