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…
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Place Cell
Navigating a 3D World
The brain has an amazing ability to form internal maps of the world around it. Knowing Neurons has previously written several articles about place cells in the hippocampus and how…
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NEURO.tv – Discussion Among Neuroscientists and Philosophers
Attention all brain enthusiasts! (Yes, zombies, I’m also talking to you.) Announcing a brand new campaign for neuroscience education: NEURO.tv! This non-profit initiative features prominent scientists and philosophers, who partake…
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Forming Memories, One Neuron at a Time
On Monday, Knowing Neurons highlighted a recent research article that described a new miniature microscope that was small enough to sit on a mouse’s head and light enough to allow…
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You Are Here: Mapping The World With Neurons
“You are here.” It’s the phrase that you’ll find on almost any map, punctuated with the ubiquitous oversized arrow. It is the salient mark in a sea of confusing lines,…
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