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Irish_Dem

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6. Yes.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Tue May 7, 2024, 07:04 AM

May 2024

During the dying process there is some sort of chemical change in the brain.

Chemicals blocking the cognitive processes are dying too.
Or some chemicals are produced which enhance brain functioning.

If researchers could study this in more depth, maybe we could find a cure
for dementia?

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