Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, same as
habena , 1.
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- noun anatomy A
circumscript mass ofcells in thecaudal anddorsal aspect of the dorsalthalamus
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Posted on: Saturday, 9 January 2010, 09: 39 CST Neurosurgeons in Heidelberg perform the world's first operation on the "habenula" to treat
WN.com - Articles related to Alcohol Addiction - complications and adverse side effects 2010
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Posted on: Saturday, 9 January 2010, 09: 39 CST Neurosurgeons in Heidelberg perform the world's first operation on the "habenula" to treat
WN.com - Articles related to Staff afraid to disclose mental health 2010
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Mannheim, performed the world's first operation on the habenula of a 64-year-old woman, who had suffered from the common psychiatric illness since age 18.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Dr. Sartorius continued: "We aim to show that habenula stimulation has a better success rate than other target areas attempted for depression and that it is also safe to use".
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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WASHINGTON - Experts have been successfully able to treat a patient suffering from severe depression by stimulating the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Dr. Alexander Sartorius, psychiatrist at the CIMH, added: "We decided to stimulate the habenula because it is involved is the control of three major neurotransmitter systems, which are known to be disturbed in depression '".
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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January 9th, 2010 WASHINGTON - Experts have been successfully able to treat a patient suffering from severe depression by stimulating the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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A team of neurosurgeons at Heidelberg University Hospital and psychiatrists at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Mannheim, performed the world's first operation on the habenula of a 64-year-old woman, who had suffered from the common psychiatric illness since age 18.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Mirrione and her collaborators at Brookhaven have shown a link between elevated habenula activity and symptoms of depression in rats.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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To most people, who have never heard of the habenula, free will's existence seems obvious, because they can make up their own mind whether to believe in it or not.
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2008
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