Study Finds Only a Small Portion of Synapses May Be Active During Neurotransmission
[0:48] Columbia University scientists have developed a new optical technique to study how information is transmit…
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How Synapses Work
[2:56] Salk scientists computationally reconstructed brain tissue in the hippocampus to study the sizes of connecti…
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The brain dictionary
[3:19] Where exactly are the words in your head? Scientists have created an interactive map showing which brain areas r…
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The ultimate brain map
[2:01] A new map of the human brain could be the most accurate yet, as it combines all sorts of different kinds of data. Thi…
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A Glimpse At “Free Will” Activity In The Brain
[0:32] FOR THE FIRST TIME, RESEARCHERS WERE ABLE TO SEE BOTH WHAT HAPPENS IN A HUMAN BRAIN THE MOMENT A FREE CHOICE IS MADE…
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5 Scary Things You Didn’t Know About Your Brain
[5:57] 5 things you didn’t know about your brain from neurocannibalism to fear and sexual attraction. [Source:…
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Memory: Long Term Potentiation
[8:00] Long-term potentiation is thought to be the molecular event that contributes to learning. Through synaptic pl…
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IBM Research breakthrough in neuromorphic computing
[3:19] Building artificial intelligence that faithfully mimics the human brain has been an alluring dream of scienti…
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Dr. Andrew Newberg: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
[9:22] Enlightenment is a traditionally mystical and slippery concept, but when it is subjected to the rigors of empir…
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10 Facts About ORGASMS To Blow Your Mind
[3:45] Orgasms are the one of the most wondrous things that one can experience that is completely free and can be a shared …
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