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Neuron See, Neuron Do: The Mirror Neuron System and Clinical Implications

August 31, 2016March 18, 2018 Jenn Tribble 1 Comment 2016, ASD, Autism, Autism as a neural systems disorder: A theory of frontal-posterior underconnectivity, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain, Broken Mirror Theory, Connection, EEG, Electroencephalogram, fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Iacoboni, Just, Mirror, Mirror me: Imitative responses in adults with autism, Mirror Neuron, MRI, Mu, Mu rhythm, Munchau, Neuroimaging, Neurosci, Neuroscience, Rhythm, Schunke, Science, The mirror neuron system and the consequences of its dysfunction, theory, Underconnectivity, Varma

If you grew up with siblings, it is likely that you have heard the phrase, ”Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” However, it wasn’t until a groundbreaking finding in… Read more

Learning from Disorder: The Paradox of Information in the Brain

July 20, 2016June 30, 2017 Joel Frohlich 3 Comments Brain, Calcium, Carol Jung, Chaos, Chinese, Claude Shannon, Entropy, Experiments, Granule, Imaging, Information, Information theory, inhibitory, Komiyama, Mice, Mitral, Neurons, Neuroscience, Odor, Olfaction, Olfactory Bulb, paradox, Research, Seizure, Sleep, Sparse coding, theory, Videos, x, YouTube, z, Zebrafish

In Dante’s Inferno, the fifth circle of Hell is a place where the wrathful fight each other for eternity. Similarly, I often consider YouTube comments to be an extracanonical circle… Read more

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How Do We Know? The Value of Scientific Models.

February 24, 2016July 10, 2017 Joel Frohlich 1 Comment 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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