Brain functionsNeural netsProblem solvingLearningConnectomeAttractorThe mathematical model employed in this essay attempts to explain how complex scripts of behaviour and conceptual content can reside in, combine and interact on large neural networks. The neural hypothesis attributes functions of the brain ...
3. What does Paton think plays a role in our way of perceiving time according to Paragraph 4? A. An unknown chemical in human brain. B. A specific timing mechanism in the brain. C. The speed of brain cells forming a network. D. The function of brain cells activating each other. 4....
"When we think about how the human brain works, we have to consider the brain-environment connection: we can't just take snapshots of a person in a scanner; we have to follow what happens from one moment to the next," she says. "This is also true for social interaction, another essen...
How does age affect short-term memory? What percentage of the brain is made up of the temporal lobe? How many bits of information can the conscious mind process? Has memory ever let you down? Can you think of some experiences where you have relied too much on your natural memory ability...
you can almost feel the additional weight of everything you’re responsible for when you pick it up—the memories and soccer skills and boating talent and love affairs. People used to think that the soul resided in the heart, but when you pick up a brain, you are holding a person. It...
How Your Brain Works Every animal you can think of -- mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians -- has a brain. But the human brain is unique. Although it's not the largest, it gives us the power to speak, imagine and problem solve. It is truly an amazing organ....
Many people think of the brain as a mystery.They don't know much about intelligence and how it works.When they do think about what intelligence is,many people believe that a person is born smart,average,or dumb---and stays that way in the whole life.But new research shows that the bra...
Will being bilingual affect the thought process? Will a bilingual brain get confused? Or will that bilingual skill make a person smarter? Above all, how does the brain differentiate between two languages? This article answers all these questions and more!
I had an important family member pass away recently. Needless to say it was heart breaking. Death has a way of forcing me to think about life. To me death is what gives life meaning and helps me focus on the value of each living and breathing moment. But when someone close to me die...
Kim, on the other hand, was born without somatosensation. She does not possess the sensory nerve fibers necessary to feel her body, possessing neither the sense of touch nor proprioception. The investigators were interested in learning how the human brain adapts to a loss of sensory information...