Network Archives - Knowing Neurons

Jenn Tribble January 24, 2018January 23, 2018 Brain, Dopamine, GABA, glutamate, Network, Neuron, Neurons, neurotransmitter, Perception, Receptor, serotonin, Synapse

Neuronal Communication: Electricity and Neurotransmitters

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith approximately 86 billion neurons in the human brain, it is a complex piece of machinery in charge of movement, sensation, decision-making, and more. Behaviors cannot arise from the work… Read More

Did You Know?Neuroscience Technologies

Joel Frohlich October 21, 2015March 5, 2017 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

Mapping Brain Connectivity Using Graph Theory

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

Did You Know?Learning and Memory

knowingneurons February 25, 2014March 5, 2017 Cheetah, Direct, Directed greatness, Emotion, Internal traits, Learning, Memory, Network, Plasticity, Practice, Rationality, Self-aware, Self-awareness

Is Self-Awareness Humanity’s Greatest Trait?

The adult human brain is comprised of approximately 86 billion neurons on average, with at least as many nonneuronal cells, networked together to create the substance and memories of a… Read More

Learning and Memory Neuro News

knowingneurons February 3, 2014March 5, 2017 Adult neurogenesis, Byron Campbell, Circuit, Dentate gyrus, Hippocampus, Infantile amnesia, Learning, Memory, Morris Water Maze, Network, Sigmond Freud, University of Toronto

Don’t Remember Your Baby Days? Blame New Neurons!

Think back to when you were two years old. Think HARD. Anything? If you’re like most people, you’re probably drawing a blank. Across cultures, adults can’t seem to recall any… Read More