How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t
WEBDec 21, 2017 · Another way binaural beats may influence your brain waves is through phase synchronization. It has been suggested, but not thoroughly tested, that auditory beats increase the synchronization of the phase of brain waves in different brain regions. One study tested the effect of binaural beats on EEG rhythms in epilepsy patients.
Myth or Fact? All human senses take the most direct route …
WEBDec 28, 2015 · 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 …
The emergence of a hive mind: Should we worry? - Knowing …
WEBJanuary 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 honeybees and ants. An individual honeybee might not be very bright (although that’s debatable), but the honeybee colony as a collective might be very ...
Can Neuroscience Explain the Mandela Effect? - Knowing Neurons
WEBFeb 1, 2017 · There are probably several main reasons for the Mandela effect. The first is that a large number of general associations increase the probability that a false memory could emerge. Twin films with similar concepts being released at around the same time were common in the ’90s.
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 …
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.
The Consequences of Illusory Superiority - Knowing Neurons
WEBFeb 6, 2017 · The Consequences of Illusory Superiority. February 6, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber. On January 6, 1995, a large five-foot-six 270-pound middle-aged man robbed two Pittsburgh banks in broad daylight. He didn’t wear a mask or any sort of disguise. And he smiled at surveillance cameras before walking out of each bank.
The Spectacularly Colorful World of the Mantis Shrimp
WEBJun 22, 2016 · Neurons in our eyes compare the responses of different types of cones in an antagonist manner. This opponent process allows us to quickly record the differences between different cone responses. In mantis shrimp, the cone types work independently of each other, without complicated neural computations. Although this …
Inhibitory Neurons: Keeping the Brain’s Traffic in Check
WEBNov 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 negative, making it harder for the neuron to reach the threshold to fire an action potential, thereby causing ‘ inhibition ’. Most often, inhibitory neurons are also called ...
Book Review: Innate: How the Wiring of Our Brains Shapes Who …
WEBJan 23, 2019 · Around the world, all populations of humans are essentially the same. The differences that make us who we are lie in differences among individuals, which result from only 0.1% of the entire human genome.This 0.1%, in combination with variance in our environment, could potentially write the code for our unique intellectual capabilities, personalities, and tendencies.
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