Blogs about: Neurophysiology
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'Chatter Box' computer will unravel the science of language
Callier Library wrote 3 weeks ago: from EurekAlert.org Scientists are to use a powerful super computer to mimic the part of the brain … more »
Brain activity can reveal a person's mother tongue, researchers say
Callier Library wrote 1 month ago: from MedBroadcast.com ROME - No one can read our thoughts, for now, but some scientists believe th … more »
Inca Brain Surgery
saij wrote 1 month ago: No Anesthetics! More at Neurophilosophy: Andrushko and Verano argue that the Incas performed trepan … more »
Are we only using 10% of our brains?
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Ken Currier wrote 2 months ago: If that’s true then help me find the other 90%. Or maybe that’s a myth. This is an idea that goe … more »
The Social Brain Hypothesis: Are our brains hardwired to deal with social hierarchies?
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 2 months ago: Almost all primates live in groups with an observable and definable social hierarchy, and humans are … more »
Grid cells
vicent.teruel wrote 4 months ago: A grid cell is a type of neuron found in the entorhinal cortex (EC) that fires strongly when an anim … more »
Large-scale thalamocortical model
vicent.teruel wrote 4 months ago: While the Blue Brain folk want to construct an incredibly detailed model of a single cortical column … more »
How cholinergic modulation changes cortical circuits
vicent.teruel wrote 4 months ago: Nature: A synaptic memory trace for cortical receptive field plasticity Froemke RC, Merzenich MM, Sc … more »
Stress Relieve And Alcoholism
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huehueteotl wrote 4 months ago: A molecular brain structure that underlies feelings of stress and anxiety shows promise as a new th … more »
am wrote 4 months ago: the dynamics of newly synthesized AMPA receptors induced with learning http://www.sciencemag.org/cg … more »
am wrote 4 months ago: Stimulating one brain cell can be enough to change behaviour. http://www.nature.com/news/2007/07121 … more »
am wrote 4 months ago: Neurophysiology journal club http://cogsci.ucsd.edu/~sereno/201/gradread.html … more »
Hypoalgesia and The Neurophysiology of Pain
Derek wrote 4 months ago: Pain is a big deal, just ask anyone who has it or treats it. There are as many theories about pai … more »
Neural Basis Of 'Number Sense' In Young Infants
huehueteotl wrote 4 months ago: Behavioral experiments indicate that infants aged 4½ months or older possess an early “number … more »
am wrote 4 months ago: on the role of parieto-frontal cortical areas in tool making: Stout D, Chaminade T. … more »
Seasonal Changes in Mood and Behavior Are Linked to Obesity
huehueteotl wrote 5 months ago: Obesity is a public health problem worldwide, officials even using the term of an obesity epidemic. … more »
Obesity Wired In The Brain?
huehueteotl wrote 5 months ago: A predisposition for obesity might be wired into the brain from the start, suggests a new study of r … more »
am wrote 5 months ago: H.Bekkering on visual-motor link: Bekkering, H., Neggers, S.F.W. (2002). “Visual search is mo … more »
am wrote 5 months ago: self-observations of epileptic patient: http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=436298&cid= … more »
