nerve
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The researchers then performed electrophysiological recordings on hippocampal tissue samples to assess synaptic plasticity, the brain's ability to strengthen or weaken connections between nerve cells in response to experience and learning.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
At the 2022 French Open, the pain in Nadal's foot was so bad that he asked Dr Angel Ruiz-Cotorro to put the sensory nerve to sleep with targeted anaesthetic injections.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The scientists noted that scar tissue and inflammation can also interfere with nerve repair after injury.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
The department has requested more than $54 billion for its drone nerve center, called the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, or DAWG, up from around $225 million this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
I could see by the tremulous light that even Van Helsing’s iron nerve had failed.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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