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Bring on those brain avalanches.


Ever notice how bumping Bumping can refer to:
  • Bump (union), a re-assignment of jobs on the basis of seniority in unionised organisations
  • Bump (Internet), a technique used on an internet forum to raise a topic thread's profile
  • Lock bumping, a method of lock picking
 into an ex-boyfriend or old friend brings a rush of memories flooding back to you? Scientists call the phenomenon a neuronal neu·ro·nal
adj.
Relating to a neuron.



neuronal

pertaining to or emanating from a neuron.


neuronal abiotrophy
see hereditary neuronal abiotrophy of Swedish Lapland dogs.
 avalanche avalanche, rapidly descending large mass of snow, ice, soil, rock, or mixtures of these materials, sliding or falling in response to the force of gravity. Avalanches, which are natural forms of erosion and often seasonal, are usually classified by their content such , and it can play a key role in preserving or improving your memory, researchers say. These cascades of activating brain cells are shown to promote neuron neuron, specialized cell in animals that, as a unit of the nervous system, carries information by receiving and transmitting electrical impulses.
neuron
 or nerve cell

Any of the cells of the nervous system.
 activity linked with the storage of memories. In theory, the more avalanches your brain experiences, the better you are able to store and access memories.

So the next time you go over your limit on mobile phone minutes while catching up with friends, you can at least say you're improving your mind.
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Title Annotation:ILLNESS; neuronal avalanche
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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Date:Jun 21, 2005
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