SfN Shorts Part 8: Memory, COVID, and Chronic Pain

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Feb 20, 202400:31:30Science & Medicine

In this set of interviews from the Society for Neuroscience 2023 conference, we cover how your state of mind affects learning and memory, how COVID-19 infection during pregnancy affects the health of both parent and chil...

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