Infographics - Knowing Neurons
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52 Brain Facts - Knowing Neurons
52 Brain Facts. Your brain is very complicated and fascinating! Every week for one year we posted a new and interesting fact about that 3 lb organ in your skull and other parts of the …
The emergence of a hive mind: Should we worry? - Knowing …
January 31, 2018 DanielToker. [dropcap]T [/dropcap]he term “hive mind” refers to the apparent intelligence that emerges at the group level in some social species, particularly insects like …
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie … and Rat Olfactory Neurons. By Paige Nicklas Think of some of the most famous superheroes we know and love like Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Catwoman, Black …
How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t
Dec 21, 2017 · One way in which binaural beats may influence brain waves is through entrainment. Entrainment here means that the activity of your EEG becomes similar to a …
Synaptic bouton - Knowing Neurons
Axon terminal; synaptic boutons are small swellings that are found at the terminal ends of axons. Synaptic boutons are typically the sites where synapses with other neurons are found, and …
This Is Your Brain on Twitter: The Neuroscience of Social Media
Jun 15, 2022 · Carolyn Amir is a Neuroscience PhD student at UCLA in Dr. Carrie Bearden's lab. Her current research focuses on using neuroimaging and genetics approaches to study the …
Hubel and Wiesel & the Neural Basis of Visual Perception
Oct 29, 2014 · Snap! Crackle! Pop! Those are the sounds that Professors David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel heard in the early 1950s when they recorded from neurons in the visual cortex …
Inhibitory Neurons: Keeping the Brain’s Traffic in Check
Nov 5, 2014 · When activated, inhibitory neurons release the neurotransmitter GABA, which is known to hyperpolarize the postsynaptic neurons, i.e. it makes the membrane potential more …
The Mighty and the Weak: How Science Explains Cuteness
Oct 26, 2016 · Cute things are usually vulnerable, fragile and weak. But cuteness itself is mighty indeed. Morten L. Kringelbach and his colleagues at the University of Oxford recently …