3 Minute thesis 2012: Brianna Davie

Cognitive decline in neurological disorders: an important puzzle to solve.The brain. One of the most important, complex and puzzling structures in the human body. The brain is comprised of billions of neurons which, in turn, contain an unfathomably large number of molecules. These molecules can be likened to puzzle pieces; highly dynamic puzzle pieces that vary widely in size and shape. Some are large proteins; others, smaller chemical messengers. It is the connecting and disconnecting of this a