• About WordPress
    • WordPress.org
    • Documentation
    • Support
    • Feedback
  • Log in
  • Register
Skip to content
Latest:
  • A Close up Look Infographic – #3 – Chameleon vision/Focusing
  • Invisible Modulators of Fear: How the Gut Microbiome Alters Fear Extinction
  • Sex Differences in the Neural Control of Thermogenesis: An Interview with Dr. Stephanie Correa
  • The rhythm of detachment: how a brain oscillation dissociates people from themselves and the world
  • A Close Up Look Infographic – #2 – Rods and Cones

Knowing Neurons

A creative neuroscience education website by young neuroscientists

  • Fundamentals
    • Neuro Primer
    • Brain Basics
    • Did You Know?
    • Neuroscience Technologies
  • Health
    • Aging
    • Brain Development
    • Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
    • Movement
    • Sleep
  • Cognition
    • Learning and Memory
    • Sensation and Perception
  • Beyond
    • Big Ideas
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Consciousness
    • Philosophy
    • Neuro SciFi
  • Outreach
    • Coretext
    • Joel’s Pick
    • Events
    • Fun Friday Quizzes
    • Interviews
    • Podcast
    • Science Policy
    • Neuro News
    • Multilingual
  • Infographics
    • 52 Brain Facts
    • Weird Animal Brains
  • Brain Books
  • Glossary
  • About KN
    • The Team
    • Guest Contributors
    • Our Partners
    • Submissions
    • Contact Us
    • Wall of Thanks

Head

Did You Know? Sensation and Perception Weird Animal Brain 

Weird animal brain: Sharks

October 31, 2016June 30, 2017 Kayleen Schreiber 0 Comments Brain, Electricity, Fact, Head, Infographic, Knowing Neurons, Lorenzini, Neuroscience, Organ, Perception, Receptor, Research, Science, Sense, Shark
Everyone knows sharks are fierce predators.  How exactly they hunt so well is in part due to their extra sixth sense: electroreception!… Read more
52 Brain Facts 

Myth or Fact? Everyone can mentally “tag” their friends.

May 16, 2016June 11, 2016 knowingneurons 3 Comments 52 Brain Facts, Brain, Face, Face Blindness, Fact, FFA, Fusiform face area, Head, Injury, Prosopagnosia, Recognition, Recognize, stroke
… Read more

About Us

We strive to make neuroscience accessible to anyone interested in learning about the brain. Here, you can delve into the mind via stories, infographics, interviews, and more!

Learn more about who we are, what we do, and why we do it.

Follow Us

Support Us

Become a Patron!

Tags

52 Brain Facts 2013 2014 Alzheimer's Alzheimer’s disease Amygdala Anxiety Autism Brain Color Consciousness Cortex depression Development DNA Dopamine EEG Epilepsy Fact fMRI Genetics Hippocampus Infographic Interview Knowing Neurons Learning Memory MRI Nature Nature Neuroscience Neuron Neurons Neuroscience Optogenetics Pain Parkinson's Disease Perception Prefrontal Cortex Receptor Research Science SfN14 Sleep Synapse Vision

Random Posts

  • Mending a broken heart with alcoholMending a broken heart with alcohol
  • Are Foods Addictive or Just Delicious?Are Foods Addictive or Just Delicious?
  • Heightened Senses: Cross-Modal NeuroplasticityHeightened Senses: Cross-Modal Neuroplasticity

Affiliates

Interested in partnering with Knowing Neurons? Get in touch with us at knowingneurons.partners@gmail.com

Aeon Magazine
BrainFacts.Org
Joel Frohlich
Kayleen Schreiber
Alexa Erdogan
Sean Noah
Caitlin Aamodt
Creative Commons License
This work by Knowing Neurons is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Copyright © 2021 Knowing Neurons. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.