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The brain physically changes with regular coffee consumption, but at what rate does it return to normal?

Question We know adenosine receptors A1 & A2 subtypes physically increase in the basal ganglia with prolonged caffeine exposure over the period of about 1-2 weeks, but at what rate do they return to normal (downregulate)? Id est, what is the…
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How to enhance brain functioning through neurological stimulation?

Many emotional and behavioral dysfunctions, such as bad decision-making (http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awg177), appear to be symptoms of impaired brain functioning. Conversely, stimulating brain function may alleviate these dysfunctions. For…
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Dearth of research on treating Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) with Baclofen

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6721446 The above study from 1984 at Stanford found that oral administration of baclofen somewhat improved sleep in patients with PLM-associated arousals. The results seem fairly positive, with the finding…
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Are there any systems in the brain that are responsible for monitoring energy

For example, the amount of energy that is available for the brain to use, or the amount that the brain consumes with respect to time?
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