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.
Synaptic bouton - Knowing Neurons
WEBAxon 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 neurotransmitters are stored here to communicate with other neurons via these synapses. Kate graduated from Scripps College in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts ...
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.
Mind the gap: How neurons connect left and right brain halves
WEBAug 23, 2017 · The midline is the line of symmetry that divides our body and brain into left and right. In the brain and spinal cord, the midline is a staging post. Commissural axons, which are axons that connect the left and right sides of brain and spinal cord, grow towards the floor plate. They then cross the midline to reach the opposite side of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Split Brain: Making Two Hemispheres Whole - Knowing Neurons
WEBJul 23, 2014 · Dr. Sperry chose to flash “key-ring” across the whole screen, such that “key” was on the left side and “ring” was on the right side of the screen. When asked what they saw, the patient said “ring”, but his left hand gestured at a key in front of him, and not a ring or a key-ring! Both hemispheres were trying to answer the ...
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 ...
52 Brain Facts - Knowing Neurons
WEB52 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 nervous system. Share these 52 Brain Facts with your friends and spread the knowledge!
Excitation and Inhibition: The Yin and Yang of the Brain
WEBJanuary 25, 2017 Joel Frohlich. To make a working nervous system, only two forces are necessary: excitation and inhibition. Excitatory signaling from one cell to the next makes the latter cell more likely to fire. Inhibitory signaling makes the latter cell less likely to fire. At chemical [simple_tooltip content=’Connections between neurons ...
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