Jon McKenna DISCLOSURES Just over half of US physicians have been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit, and just over half of those doctors have been defendants multiple times. Plaintiffs most often seem to go after general surgeons, ob/gyns, and orthopedists. Around 31% of physicians pay $20,000 or more for annual malpractice premiums, and 41%...
Throughout the brain’s cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope. A team of MIT and Vanderbilt University neuroscientists has now found that these layers also show distinct patterns of electrical activity, which are consistent over many brain regions and across several animal species, including humans. A...
