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A Close Up Look 24 – Live Imaging

May 22, 2023May 19, 2023 Gil Torten cell culture, Confocal Microscopy, GFP, Imaging, Microscopy, Optics, Plasmid, Transfection

In this next Close Up Look, Gil Torten discusses improvements in imaging using confocal microscopy!… Read more

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A Close Up Look 23 – Ocular Drug Delivery

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Gil Torten Eyes, Optic nerve, Pharmacology, Retina, therapeutics

In this next Close Up Look, Gil Torten discusses methods for drug delivery to the retina!… Read more

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What are genome-wide association studies?

April 18, 2023May 11, 2023 Rebeka Popovic Genetics, GWAS, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, SNPs

by Rebeka Popovic To operate properly, each cell relies on thousands of proteins performing their function at the right time and place within the boundaries of its membrane. The function… Read more

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A Close Up Look 22 – Visual Prostheses

March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 Gil Torten Argus II, blindness, electrode array, electrode implant, eye disease, macula, Orion, Retinal prosthesis, Visual cortex, Vivani

In this next Close Up Look, Gil Torten investigates the pros and cons of potential retinal prosthesis that can restore visual ability!… Read more

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The Neuroscience of Avatar – could we really download our brains into a new body?

February 7, 2023February 8, 2023 Lauren Wagner brainwave entrainment, Consciousness, electroencephalography, fNRIS, FUS, Genetics, hybrid, mind-body dualism, Motor cortex, neural transceivers, noninvasive imaging, sensory input, spatial resolution, TMS

By Lauren Wagner Thirteen years after the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, director James Cameron invites viewers to journey back to the faraway, lush exo-moon of Pandora with… Read more

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A Full Dive

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 John Zhou Brain-computer interface, decoder, Technology, virtual reality

An essay by John Zhou On an overcast afternoon in November, 2022, a teenage boy pages through a glossy video game manual in his bedroom in the Saitama prefecture of… Read more

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Neuro Primer: Gene Therapy

December 13, 2022December 15, 2022 Justin McMahon Cells, CRISPR, DNA, Gene therapy, genes, proteins, RNA, therapeutics, Treatment, virus

By: Justin McMahon Academic laboratories and biotech companies around the world are racing to develop next-generation therapeutics. At the forefront of this scientific innovation is gene therapy: a medical approach… Read more

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Binaural Beats for Behavior Modulation and Brainwave Entrainment

December 6, 2022December 15, 2022 Jasreen Singh Alpha waves, Binaural beats, brain waves, EEG rhythms, entrainment, Gamma waves, Perception, phase synchronization

By Jasreen Singh What are binaural beats? Have you ever heard something that wasn’t actually there? Perhaps you were listening to an auditory illusion known as binaural beats. A binaural… Read more

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Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease

September 28, 2022December 30, 2022 Mariella Careaga Alzheimers disease, Amyloid beta, Biomarker, Cognitive Decline, cognitive impariment, CSF, CT scan, dementia, diagnosis, Drugs, invasive testing, Metabolism, misdiagnosis, MRI, PET, Tau, tracer, Treatment

By Mariella Careaga Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that progressively impacts a person’s cognitive functioning and behavioral capacities, leading, ultimately, to the disruption of that person’s daily life.… Read more

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A Close Up Look 16 – scRNA-seq

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Gil Torten cancer, cell count, Disease, DNA, mutation, Protein, RNA, Treatment, tumor

In this new infographic, Gil Torten discusses single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Read more to find out about what this process looks like and how scRNA-seq can be used in… Read more

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La mecánica emocional de la interacción robot-humano

May 28, 2022May 24, 2022 knowingneurons Amígdala, Emoción, Insula, Interacción robot-humano, Nao, red de percepción de la persona, red mentalizadora, Resonancia magnética, Robot, Valle inquietante

Artículo original: The emotional mechanics of the robot-human interaction Knowing Neurons Traducido por Estefany Ochoa Las primeras impresiones son fundamentales. Mientras analizamos a una persona, formamos un breve resumen de… Read more

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Iluminando el cerebro con la optogenética

May 28, 2022May 24, 2022 Brainfacts.org Alga, Biomimetismo, BrainFacts.org, Canalrodopsinas, enfermedad de Parkinson, Estimulación Cerebral Profunda, Optogenética, Retina, Video

Artículo original: Lighting up the Brain With Optogenetics Brainfacts.org Traducido por Dalí Jiménez Los científicos que estudian el moco de estanque descubrieron su capacidad peculiar de sentir la luz, incluso… Read more

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Cerebral Organoids Reveal New Angles for Understanding the Human Brain

January 11, 2022April 17, 2023 Claudia Nguyen Brain development, Development, Neurological Disorder, Neuropsychiatric diseases, Neuroscience Methods, Organoids, Techniques

When you think of researchers growing “mini-brains,” you might picture a mad scientist out of a sci-fi or horror movie. But the reality looks quite different. Cerebral organoids, often colloquially… Read more

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La Optogenética: Una Herramienta Iluminadora con un Futuro Brillante

August 28, 2021April 17, 2023 Jeff Olney Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Artículo original: Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with a Bright Future , Jeff Olney Traducido por Valia Gregory Casi todo lo que hacemos requiere del cerebro de alguna manera. ¿Comer una… Read more

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La Educación en Neurociencias en la Época del COVID-19: Una Entrevista con la Dra. Megan Peters Sobre la Academia Neuromatch

August 28, 2021April 17, 2023 Sean Noah Computational, Computational Biology, Education, mathematics, Neuromatch Academy, Skill learning

Artículo original: Neuroscience Education in the Time of COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Megan Peters about Neuromatch Academy, Sean Noah Traducido por Daniela Semerjian En marzo del 2020, mi investigación… Read more

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La Ingeniería Inversa del Cerebro

August 28, 2021April 17, 2023 Joel Frohlich BBP, Benoit Mandelbrot, Bewusstsein, Blue Brain Project, complexity, Consciousness, Das Gehirn nachbauen, David Marr, emergence, emergent properties, Henry Markham, IBM, Intelligence, levels of analysis, Marr's levels of analysis, models, nonlinearity, orphan receptors, Reductionism, reverse engineering, Self-organization, supercomputer, tripartite synapse

Artículo original: Reverse Engineering the Brain , Joel Frohlich Traducido por Delaney Ivey ~~~ ¿Podemos aprender todo sobre el cerebro estudiando las células cerebrales individuales? Comenzó con una simple ecuación.… Read more

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The AMI Procedure- Gateway to a Cyborg Future

December 7, 2020February 18, 2021 Arielle Hogan Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Brain-computer interface, Frontiers in Neural Circuits, Robot-human interaction, Sci-fi

Advances in bioengineering and robotics have delivered incredible devices capable of partially restoring functionality to those who suffer from movement related disabilities. However, this technology is not perfect. Patients still… Read more

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Neuroscience Education in the Time of COVID-19: An Interview with Dr. Megan Peters about Neuromatch Academy

October 13, 2020February 18, 2021 Sean Noah Computational, Computational Biology, Education, mathematics, Neuromatch Academy, Skill learning

In March 2020, my research stopped. The cognitive neuroscience lab where I work was shuttered because our research involves collecting behavioral and neuroimaging data from human participants – something impermissible… Read more

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Shining Light on An Innovative Brain Stimulation Technique

September 12, 2020September 14, 2020 Ana Sousa Motor cortex, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Perception, Schizophrenia, tES, transcranial electrical stimulation, transcranial random noise stimulation, tRNS

How cool would it be to have the ability to move someone else’s hand? Perhaps we could make our friends do some tasks for us or we could make kids… Read more

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Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with A Bright Future

May 27, 2020May 24, 2020 Jeff Olney Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Nearly everything we do requires our brain in some way. Eating a bagel? That uses your brain. Reading this article? That’s using your brain, too. All those questionable decisions you… Read more

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What I Learned from Tracking My Sleep with Fitbit for Two Months

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Joel Frohlich Blood Oxygenation, EEG, Fitbit, Non-REM Sleep, Photoplethysmography, Polysomnography, PPG, REM sleep, Sleep, Sleep Apnea

If someone had told me a year ago that he sleeps with his watch on at night, I’d probably wonder just how eccentric of a personality I was dealing with.… Read more

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How Brain Stimulation Can Boost Memory If Paired with Learning

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 Tessa Abagis ADHD, Attention, brain stimulation, Cognitive Enhancement, Learning, Memory, tDCS, Working memory

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 47 CE, Scribonius Largus, court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius, described in his Compositiones a method for treating chronic migraines: place torpedo fish on the scalps of patients… Read more

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Organs-on-chips: Growing Miniature Human Organs

April 19, 2018April 18, 2018 Li Jiun Chen Blood-brain barrier, cell culture, Engineering, in vitro, MEMS devices, miniature organs, organs-on-chips, technologies

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]id you know that it is now possible to study human organs inside micro-chips? Organ-on-a-chip or lab-on-a-chip is a cell culture chip that stimulates activities and physiological responses of human tissue(s) or… Read more

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Remote control of the brain is coming: how will we use it?

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Catriona Houston Brain-computer interface, nanoparticles, Optogenetics

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontrolling the minds of others from a distance has long been a favourite science fiction theme – but recent advances in genetics and neuroscience suggest that we might soon have that… Read more

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How Binaural Beats Affect Your Brain – and How They Don’t

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Sophie Fessl Alpha waves, bayer, Binaural beats, brain waves, digital drugs, EEG rhythms, entrainment, Gamma waves, monaural beat, Perception, phase synchronization

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he beat is low and steady – but it’s all just in my head… While I’m sitting on my couch, listening to some smooth jazz, there is a faint beat… Read more

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One Small Map for Fruit Flies, One Giant Leap for Neuroscience

December 13, 2017April 17, 2023 Alexa Erdogan anterior paired lateral (APL) neuron, Drosophila, Electron Microscope, Electron microscopy, EM, Kenyon cells, mushroom body, Neuroplasticity, olfactory neuron, protocerebrum, synaptic plasticity, TEM, TEMCA2, transmission EM

*Note: this article explores a recent paper that has been reviewed and published in its preprint form, before peer review. [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile there is a certain majesty in the convoluted wrinkles… Read more

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Is Neuroimaging Just Modern Phrenology?

November 29, 2017August 6, 2021 Jens Foell Amygdala, Cesare Lombroso, fMRI, fMRT, Franz Joseph Gall, Fusiform face area, fusiform gyrus, Germany, MRI, Neuroimaging, phenology, Phrenologie, pseudoscience, Pseudowissenschaft, racism, Rassismus, Scheinkorrelationen, somatosensory cortex, spurious correlation, TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion

You might have heard the term ‘phrenology’ thrown around, usually in the context of pseudoscience and racism. Or, if you’ve heard discussions about the Quentin Tarantino movie Django Unchained, it… Read more

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Reverse Engineering the Brain

October 25, 2017August 6, 2021 Joel Frohlich BBP, Benoit Mandelbrot, Bewusstsein, Blue Brain Project, complexity, Consciousness, Das Gehirn nachbauen, David Marr, emergence, emergent properties, emergente Eigenschaften, Gehirn, HBP, Henry Markham, Hirnforscher, human brain project, IBM, Intelligence, Intelligenz, levels of analysis, Mandelbort set, Marr's levels of analysis, models, Neurowissenschaft, Neurowissenschaftler, Nichtlinearität, nonlinearity, orphan receptors, Reductionism, Reduktionismus, reverse engineering, Selbstorganisation, Self-organization, supercomputer, tripartite synapse, Waisenrezeptoren

Can we learn everything about the brain by studying individual brain cells? It started with a simple equation. In 1980, a mathematician named Benoit Mandelbrot working for IBM plotted the… Read more

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The Brain’s Building Blocks: Of Protons and Voxels

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 Gabrielle Torre Alzheimer’s disease, Autism, Biology, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Electromagnetic Forces, Interdisciplinary, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnets, Morphometry, MRI, Neuroimaging, physics, Proton Spin, protons, Radio-frequency Waves, stroke, Voxels

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat’s in a brain? That which we call a voxel by any other name would sound far less confusing. Imagine all of the atoms in your brain. Now imagine how these… Read more

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Lighting Up The Brain With Optogenetics

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 Brainfacts.org Algae, Biomimicry, BrainFacts.org, Channelrhodopsin, Deep Brain Stimulation, Optogenetics, Parkinson's Disease, Retina, Video

Scientists studying pond scum discovered its peculiar ability to sense light, even without eyes. This discovery would eventually lead to a technique called optogenetics, one of the most powerful techniques… Read more

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The Past and Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Brainfacts.org Alim-Louis Benabid, Basal ganglia, China White, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, dementia, depression, Dopamine, Joseph Fourier University, L-dopa, Mahlon DeLong, MPTP, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian, Subthalamic nucleus, Tourette syndrome, Tremor

In the early 1980s, a few batches of contaminated synthetic heroin triggered severe Parkinson’s disease symptoms among the drug addicts who used it. The tragedy would lead to a new… Read more

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Neuromorphic Engineering: Biomimicry from the Brain

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Sean Noah Analog, Biomimicry, Brain, Chips, Circuits, Computer, Digital, Engineering, Neuromorphic, Neurons, Sensors, Silicon, Transistors

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat is the brain? Researchers conceive of neurons as information processing units, meaning that the circuits formed by neurons support logical and mathematical operations. In this view, the brain is… Read more

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How Neuroimaging Changes Our View of Science & Humanity

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Alexa Erdogan Brain, CLARITY, Cortex, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Greg Dunn, Interview, Knowing Neurons, MRI, Neuroimaging, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science

Magritte’s comments on our fascination with the unknown rings true not just in artistic surrealism, but also in many of our scientific research endeavors. The human mind is continually fascinated… Read more

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Unwrap the Gift from the Deadliest Toxin

July 5, 2017April 17, 2023 Lining Zhu acetylcholine, Allergan, bioweapon, Botox, botulism, Clostridium botulinum, neurotoxin, Oculinum, Paralysis, Scrooge, SNARE complex

EXTERIOR SCROOGE’S DOOR – CHRISTMAS EVE Knock! Knock! Scrooge answers the door.… Read more

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PET Imaging: The Real Positronic Brain?

June 22, 2017June 20, 2022 Joel Frohlich antimatter, brain imaging, CERN, EEG, fMRI, glucose, I Robot, Isaac Asimov, MEG, Neuroimaging, PET, radioactive, radiotracer, Tom Wolfe

In Isaac Asimov’s 1950 short story collection I, Robot, intelligent robots with positronic brains exist alongside humans. Unlike conventional computer hardware, the word positronic implies that electrical current is carried… Read more

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The Ultimate Thought Experiment Part III: Flowers for Algernon

May 31, 2017June 29, 2022 Joel Frohlich Camp Concentration, Charlie Gordon, CRISPR, Daniel Keyes, Experiment, Flowers for Algernon, Intelligence, IQ, Louis Sacchetti, Nootropics, phenylketonuria, Science Fiction, Thomas M. Disch, Thought

In Part II of this series, we considered artificial intelligent in the context of Arthur C. Clarke’s novel and Stanley Kubrik’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In Space Odyssey, intelligence… Read more

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How does fundamental research help you?

March 15, 2017June 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber 2017, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain, Conference, Development, Fact, Florida, Infographic, Institute, Knowing Neurons, Learning, Max Planck, Memory, Neuron, Neuroscience, Perception, Receptor, Research, Science, Sunposium, Synapse

Sometimes it’s hard to understand why scientists do what they do. Why spend a career studying cells, fungus, or flies? Other than being nerdy and wanting to learn about our… Read more

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Stimulating Neural Circuits with Magnetism

January 4, 2017June 30, 2017 Joel Frohlich Brain, Broca, Cortex, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, depression, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, ECT, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Motor, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Prefrontal, Prefrontal Cortex, rDCS, Seizure, TMS, transcranial direct current stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Brain stimulation might sound like some Frankensteinian demonstration from a Victorian science fair. But in reality, it is a contemporary technique making a huge impact in neuroscience by addressing a… Read more

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Meet our newest team member Kayleen Schreiber

September 7, 2016June 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber Audition, auditory, Contribute, Cortex, EEG, Hear, Hearing, Kayleen Schreiber, Knowing Neurons, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science, Speech perception, Team

We have someone new joining our team! She is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Iowa, and she studies speech perception – but let’s let the animation she created… Read more

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Myth or Fact? It is possible to make the whole brain transparent.

July 11, 2016June 30, 2017 knowingneurons 52 Brain Facts, CLARITY, clear, Fat, Hydrogel, Imaging, Lipid, Opaque, see-through, Technique

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Hacking your Brain with Smart Drugs

May 25, 2016June 30, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber Adderall, ADHD, Aid, Alert, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, Caffeine, Chocolate, cognitive enhancer, cosmetic neurology, dextroamphetamine, Dopamine, FDA, Focus, Green tea, Herb, Limitless, Methlphenidate, modafinil, neuroprotective, Nootropic, Nootropics, Norepinephrine, placebo, Provigil, Psychostimulant, Ritalin, Smart Drugs, Stacks, stimulant, Study, supplements

What if you could take a pill to enhance your cognitive abilities? What if this pill could help you ace a test, get more work done efficiently, and truly multitask? … Read more

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How Do We Know? The Value of Scientific Models.

February 24, 2016July 10, 2017 Joel Frohlich Action Potential, DNA, EEG, Hodgkin and Huxley, inverse-source localization, Math, Mathematical, mathematics, Model, modeling, NASA, planet, planet ix, theoretical, theory, Theory of mind, Truth, watson and crick

Last month, astronomers announced the prediction of a new giant planet in our solar system dubbed Planet IX, a genuine ninth planet with ten times the mass of Earth. The… Read more

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The Neuroscience of Star Wars

December 16, 2015October 29, 2017 knowingneurons Alpha, Arm, BCI, Bespin, Brain, Brain-computer interface, Carbonite, Cryonics, Cybernetics, DARPA, EEG, Electroencephalogram, Force, Freeze, Future, Habituation, Han Solo, Harrison Ford, Jedi, Les Baugh, Limb, Liquid Nitrogen, Lord Vader, Luke, Luke Arm, Master, Meditation, Movement, Neuroscience, Prosthesis, Prosthetic device, Qui-Gon Jinn, Robotics, Science Fiction, Sith, Sith Lord, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, Vader, waves

For the first time in over a decade, a new Star Wars film is upon us, and if you’re like the staff of Knowing Neurons, your nucleus accumbens is firing… Read more

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Is the Brain Smarter than a Computer?

November 4, 2015March 5, 2017 Joel Frohlich Brain, Computer, Fact, Fun, Knowing Neurons, Neuroscience, Video, YouTube

Knowing Neurons is proud to present our inaugural entry in a new series of YouTube videos! In this episode, Joel asks, “Is the brain smarter than a computer?” With Joel as… Read more

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Mapping Brain Connectivity Using Graph Theory

October 21, 2015March 5, 2017 Joel Frohlich Brain, Brain mapping, Consciousness, Default mode network, DMN, fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional MRI, Graph, Graph Theory, Hubs, Leonhard Euler, Map, Neocortex, Network, Node, Phrenology, Place Cell, Prefrontal Cortex

Have you ever wondered why the same brain regions are often implicated again and again in many tasks and behaviors? For instance, the prefrontal cortex is implicated in so many… Read more

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The Turing Test: Is that Human or Machine?

August 19, 2015July 10, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2015, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computing machinery and intelligence, Eugene Goostman, Geman, Human, Imitation Game, Intelligence, Machine, PNAS, Turing Test, Visual Turing Test

I propose to consider the following question, ‘Can machines think?’ Thus begins Alan Turing’s paper “Computing machinery and intelligence.” It’s 1950 England, and the world’s first computer is being used… Read more

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The emotional mechanics of the robot-human interaction

August 12, 2015March 5, 2017 knowingneurons Amygdala, Emotion, Insula, mentalizing network, MRI, MTN, Nao, person perception network, PPN, Robot, Robot-human interaction, Uncanny valley

First impressions are pivotal. While reading another person’s cues, an abridged version of them forms as we draw on complex social inferences in merely seconds of interaction. That is, if… Read more

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CRISPR-Cas9: Targeted Genome Editing

March 18, 2015March 5, 2017 Jooyeun Lee Animal model, Cas9, CRISPR, Disease, Disorder, DNA, Double-stranded break, Editing, Enzyme, gene, genetic, Genome, Infographic, Knock-in, Knock-out, KO, Mutagenesis, mutation, PAM, Replacement, Scissors, Targeted, Technique, Therapeutic

~ Infographic by Jooyeun Lee and Kate Fehlhaber. ~ References: Hsu P. & Feng Zhang (2014). Development and Applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for Genome Engineering, Cell, 157 (6) 1262-1278. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2014.05.010 Fineran… Read more

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Intracranial EEG and Mental Time Travel

February 4, 2015March 5, 2017 Jillian L. Shaw 2014, Brain mapping, EEG, Episodic, Gamma, Inferior temporal lobe, intracranial EEG, Johns Hopkins, Map, Memory, PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Theta, Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, Yaffe

A familiar progression of chords blares out of your speakers as the red lights of the surrounding traffic fade into the memory of a dark stage illuminated by pulsing neon lights.… Read more

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Surfing Brainwaves with EEG: A Classic Tool for Recording Temporal Brain Dynamics

January 28, 2015June 5, 2023 Joel Frohlich Alpha rhythm, Biomarker, Brain activity, Brainwaves, EEG, Electroencephalogram, fMRI, Functional MRI, gamma rhythm, Imaging, MRI, Time

Pictures are powerful tools for illustrating quantitative data and capturing public interest. Each year, NASA releases many beautiful images of Martian dunes and distant nebulae which help win public funding.… Read more

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