Daniel Janko, Author at Knowing Neurons

A person in a white shirt stands facing a window, there is a brain with electrodes sticking out of it floating against the window.

By Daniel Janko The world around us is beyond complicated. One theory of how the brain deals with this complexity is by creating cognitive maps. In part one, we discussed… Read more

Brain Basics

June 26, 2024 Daniel Janko

Navigating Knowledge: Physical & Conceptual Spaces and How They Meet in the Brain

By Daniel Janko, Carlotta Isabella Zona Before reading this article, you may have gone to the kitchen to get a snack. Alternatively, you may go there after you have finished… Read more

Brain Books

April 4, 2024 Daniel Janko

Book Review: The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner

A Journey through the History of Psychiatry By Daniel Janko Have you ever pondered the journey leading to our contemporary comprehension and management of psychiatric disorders? If so, consider adding… Read more

Artificial Intelligence Movement Neuroscience Technologies

January 9, 2024 Daniel Janko

Robots vs. Humans: Table Tennis Showdown

By Daniel Janko Our understanding of the brain from a basic science perspective (under laboratory conditions) is gradually improving. Even though extrapolation is a powerful tool in aiding us with… Read more

Knowing Neurons

Author: Daniel Janko

Navigating Knowledge Part 2: Adapting and Recycling Cognitive Maps

Navigating Knowledge: Physical & Conceptual Spaces and How They Meet in the Brain

Book Review: The Couch, The Clinic, and the Scanner

Robots vs. Humans: Table Tennis Showdown