Brain Evolution in the Times of the Pandemic and Multimedia.

Background: In this paper, we argue that recent unprecedented social changes arising from social media and the internet represent powerful behavioral and environmental forces that are driving human evolutionary adaptive responses in a way that might reshape our brain and the way it perceives reality and interacts with it. These forces include decreases in physical activity, decreases in exposure to light, and face-to-face social interactions, as well as diminished predictability in biological rhythms (i.e.

Guettarda viburnoides Cham. & Schltdl.: Neuroprotective Activities in Mice, Molecular Docking and Microchemical and Morphoanatomical Characteristics of Leaves and Stems.

Background: Guettarda viburnoides Cham. & Schltdl., "veludinho do campo", is used in the Brazilian Amazon for its effects on the central nervous system (CNS) as a "brain tonic"; however, scientific evidence is needed to elucidate its ethnobotanical uses.

A Comprehensive Description of the Anatomy and Histochemistry of (Müll. Arg.) Standl. and an Investigation into Its Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Mice and Role in Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment.

Species of the genus are used in popular medicine for pain, inflammatory symptoms, and mental disorders. (Müll. Arg.

Potential anti-arthritic and analgesic properties of essential oil and viridiflorol obtained from Allophylus edulis leaves in mice.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Viridiflorol was identified and isolated from the essential oil of Allophylus edulis leaves (EOAE). A. edulis was used as "tereré", which is a drink made by the infusion of herbs in cold water, to treat pain (toothache and headache).