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Mapping Brain Connectivity Using Graph Theory

octubre 21, 2015marzo 5, 2017 Joel Frohlich Cerebro, Brain mapping, Consciousness, red de modo predeterminado, DMN, Resonancia Magnética funcional, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Resonancia Magnética funcional, Graph, Graph Theory, Hubs, Leonhard Euler, Map, Neocortex, Network, Node, Phrenology, Place Cell, la corteza prefrontal

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… Leer más

Did You Know? Movement Sensation and Perception

Navigating a 3D World

mayo 29, 2014marzo 5, 2017 Ryan Jones 2013, 3D, Bat, Hippocampus, Map, Place Cell, Representation of three-dimensional space in the hippocampus of flying bats, Science, Three-dimensional, Two-dimensional, Ulanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science, Yartsev

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… Leer más

Did You Know? Aprendizaje y Memoria

NEURO.tv – Discussion Among Neuroscientists and Philosophers

noviembre 13, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber Diana L. Xe, Grid cell, Jean-Francois Gariepy, May-Britt and Edvard, Memory, Moser and Moser, Navigation, NEURO.tv, Place Cell

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… Leer más

Did You Know? Aprendizaje y Memoria Movement Sensation and Perception

Forming Memories, One Neuron at a Time

abril 10, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Ryan Jones Amnesia, Dostrovsky, Epilepsy, Hippocampus, Memory, Mouse, Neuronas, O'Keefe, Place Cell, Place Field, Schnitzer, Space, Stanford, University College London

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… Leer más

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You Are Here: Mapping The World With Neurons

abril 8, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Ryan Jones 2013, fluoresce, Here, Hippocampus, Location, Map, Mapping, Maze, Nature Neuroscience, Neurona, Optogenetics, Place, Place Cell, Schnitzer, Stanford, World

“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,… Leer más