Can Neuroscience Explain the Mandela Effect? - Knowing Neurons
2017年2月1日 · 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.
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2024年11月25日 · Our passion is sharing exciting stories about the brain and mind. To do this, we use various modes of creative communication to discuss neuroscience simply and effectively.
Excitation and Inhibition: The Yin and Yang of the Brain
2017年1月25日 · Because complex patterns of brain activity are thought to underlie flexible behavior and cognition, the ratio between excitation and inhibition — referred to as E/I balance — is becoming increasingly recognized as a crucial measure for assessing the fitness of any brain. Schizophrenia, for example, has been associated with a low E/I ratio caused by weakly active glutamate receptors.
How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t
2017年12月21日 · 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 is likely to show waves at this same frequency. ...
52 Brain Facts - Knowing Neurons
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 nervous system.
The emergence of a hive mind: Should we worry? - Knowing …
2018年1月31日 · 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
2022年6月15日 · 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.
What can the trolley problem tell us about the brain?
2023年6月27日 · This sacrificial dilemma is known as the trolley problem, a thought experiment dreamed up by philosopher Philippa Foot in 1967.Perhaps most widely known as a meme today, the trolley problem and its variations (Thomson, 1985) have been used to great effect for decades by philosophers and scientists studying moral judgment and decision-making. The charm of these thought experiments for ...
Hubel and Wiesel & the Neural Basis of Visual Perception
2014年10月29日 · 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 ...
Inhibitory Neurons: Keeping the Brain’s Traffic in Check
2014年11月5日 · knowingneurons. Knowing Neurons is an award-winning neuroscience education and outreach website that was created by young neuroscientists. The global team members at Knowing Neurons explain complicated ideas about the brain and mind clearly and accurately using powerful images, infographics, and animations to enhance written content.