Brain (cerebrum, encephalon; Figures 9.7 and 9.8) The mouse brain is lissencephalic, since the surface of cerebral hemispheres is devoid of gyri and sulci. The caudate nucleus and the putamen form a continuous structure, the caudatoputamen. The major parts of the brain are the forebrain (incl...
This study explores the effect of the experimenter’s gender/sex and its interaction with the participant’s gender/sex as potential contributors
China sets up national lab developing brain-like AI technology China's first national laboratory for brain-like artificial intelligence (AI) technology was inaugurated Saturday in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, to pool the country's top research talent and boost the technology. Chi...
3 Socialising activates our brain's reward system, which makes us feel good... And socialising doesn't just make us bond with people, it also makes us feel better, by reducing the levels of stress hormones, like cortisol, in our body. 社交会刺激我们大脑的奖励系统。让我们感觉很好。同事社交...
If we search long enough, we will eventually find statistically significant differences in some area of brain morphology or brain function between these two groups. But this would not imply that such differences determined the different life trajectories of the yoga teacher and the bodybuilder. The...
There is also a class of nerve cells in the brain known as “mirror” neurons, which respond in synchrony with the behavior of others. This capacity for mutual regulation provides another basis for attachment. For example, when a baby smiles, the mirror neurons in his mother’s brain usually...
Holobiont fitness includes interactions between the host and its symbionts, between the symbionts themselves, as well as between the holobiont and the environment. The interaction between the microbiome and the host generally leads to improved fitness. P
Dreaming (D-state or D-activity) is associated with a special movement of the eyes, under the closed eyelids, called Rapid Eye Movement (REM). It is also associated with changes in the pattern of electrical activity of the brain (EEG). A dreaming person has the pattern of someone who ...
This week the Grade 11 Psychology students expanded their understanding of the frontal lobe of the brain by exploring the role and function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in aggression and decision making. They used a study conducted by ...
According to the Nuremberg Court, "to initiate a war of aggression is not only an international crime, it is the supreme international crime". It is now considered a crime against peace. Aggression, Crime of The UN General Assembly (Res.3314, xxix,1974) defined aggression as "the gravest ...