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Being right-brained or left-brained comes down to molecular switches

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

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Findings may explain why Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders impact one side of the body before the other

Brain tissue was provided by the Parkinson's UK Brain Bank, the NIH NeuroBioBank, and the Michigan Brain Bank.

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