The emergence of a hive mind: Should we worry? - Knowing …
WEBJan 31, 2018 · One possible answer is because that’s how large neural networks work. One popular (though largely untested) theory of consciousness is that of neuroscientist Giulio Tononi, whose information integration theory proposes that consciousness emerges wherever you have a system that is simultaneously functionally specialized and integrated, so that specific modules process specific kinds of ...
This Is Your Brain on Twitter: The Neuroscience of Social Media
WEBJun 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 human brain and behavior in psychiatric and developmental disorders. Before coming to UCLA, Carolyn worked at the National Institutes of Health where she studied human pain, medication use and expectancy.
Infographics - Knowing Neurons
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52 Brain Facts - Knowing Neurons
WEBYour 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 nervous system.
Mind the gap: How neurons connect left and right brain halves
WEBAug 23, 2017 · Recently, two studies suggested that, in fact, the same is the case in the spinal cord and hindbrain of mice. Writing independently in two highly respected journals, groups led by Samantha Butler at the University of California, Los Angeles, and by Alain Chedotal and Patrick Mehlen, at Sorbonne University and the University of Lyon, respectively, used new genetic tools in the mouse to finally ...
How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t
WEBDec 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 certain frequency set by an external stimulus. An example of entrainment is repetitive clicks: if you hear clicks at a certain frequency, your EEG …
Hubel and Wiesel & the Neural Basis of Visual Perception
WEBOct 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 of a cat, as they moved a bright line across its retina. During their recordings, they noticed a few interesting things: (1) the neurons fired only when the line was in a particular place on the retina, (2) the activity of these ...
The Brain’s Building Blocks: Of Protons and Voxels
WEBSep 27, 2017 · The answer: A little bit of water, and a lot of something called a voxel.. An MRI machine is, per its moniker, a giant magnet. Most human research machines range from 1.5 – 3 Tesla (the unit for magnetic field strength)—this is very, very strong.This level of strong can pull up to 2000 pounds, roughly the weight of a small car.
Can Neuroscience Explain the Mandela Effect? - Knowing Neurons
WEBFeb 1, 2017 · Caitlin Aamodt. Caitlin Aamodt is a Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience at UCLA in the lab of Stephanie White. Her research focuses on using songbirds as a translational drug discovery model for treating autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
How Weight Lifting Gets the Brain in Shape - Knowing Neurons
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Astoundingly, weight training has been shown to protect subregions of the hippocampus—a brain region involved in cognition and long-term memory—from degeneration in populations at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease (e.g., Broadhouse et al, 2020). This neuroprotective effect helps explain the cognitive and memory benefits of …