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Is this a new way of depicting the carotid artery? It is, in fact, the confluence of acidic swamp water at Landeyjarsander on the south coast of Iceland, close to the famous Eyjafjallajökull volcano which erupted in 2010. Acidic water has dissolved iron minerals out of the black volcanic rock. They give the water of the estuary its brown, yellow and orange colours. Over the years, some of these river sediments have created huge sandy islands between sea and land – almost like the deposits in carotid arteries that can trigger a stroke.

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So near and yet so far: The number of stars in the Milky Way is estimated to be around 100 billion. That’s surprisingly close to the number of neurons found in the human brain. This image taken from the Hubble Telescope shows the Horsehead Nebula in the Orion constellation surrounded by thousands of bright stars. The image paints a picture of humankind’s fascination with the unknown. It also powerfully illustrates the complexity with which neurologists are faced in their mission to understand the intricate interactions of approximately 86 billion neurons.

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This image of the salt lake Hutt Lagoon in Western Australia resembles motoneurons innervating a muscle (red). Insights into how to preserve or regenerate dying motoneurons would help patients with ALS, spinal cord and brain injuries. Communication in neurology also means interacting with patients to achieve the correct diagnosis, as well as for therapeutic success. Good patient communication is an art form. No physician would deny that.

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Is this a new way of depicting the carotid artery? It is, in fact, the confluence of acidic swamp water at Landeyjarsander on the south coast of Iceland, close to the famous Eyjafjallajökull volcano which erupted in 2010. Acidic water has dissolved iron minerals out of the black volcanic rock. They
give the water of the estuary its brown, yellow and orange colours. Over the years, some of these river sediments have created huge sandy islands between sea and land – almost like the deposits in carotid arteries that can trigger a stroke.

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