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Theory of Brain Function, Quantum Mechanics and Superstrings

November 20, 2011

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D. Nanopoulos Abstract Recent developments/efforts to understand aspects of the brain function at the subneural level are discussed. MicroTubules (MTs), protein polymers constructing the cytoskeleton, participate in a wide variety of dynamical processes in the cell. Of special interest to us is the MTs participation in bioinformation processes such as learning and memory, by possessing… [Read more…]

A brief history of the brain

September 27, 2011

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IT IS 30,000 years ago. A man enters a narrow cave in what is now the south of France. By the flickering light of a tallow lamp, he eases his way through to the furthest chamber. On one of the stone overhangs, he sketches in charcoal a picture of the head of a bison looming… [Read more…]

Neuroscientists Find Famous Optical Illusion Surprisingly Potent

September 12, 2011

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— The yellow jacket (Rocky, the mascot of the University of Rochester) appears to be expanding. But he is not. He is staying still. We simply think he is growing because our brains have adapted to the inward motion of the background and that has become our new status quo. Similar situations arise constantly in… [Read more…]

Quantum minds

September 5, 2011

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The fuzziness and weird logic of the way particles behave applies surprisingly well to how humans think THE quantum world defies the rules of ordinary logic. Particles routinely occupy two or more places at the same time and don’t even have well-defined properties until they are measured. It’s all strange, yet true – quantum theory… [Read more…]

Neuroscience vs philosophy: Taking aim at free will

September 1, 2011

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Scientists think they can prove that free will is an illusion. Philosophers are urging them to think again. Read more: http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110831/full/477023a.html

Mapping the most complex object in the known universe

July 29, 2011

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It’s paint-by-numbers for neuroscientists. At the Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany, researchers have devised a faster way of computing the neural connections that make up the brain. Mapping out this intricate web previously depended on the human eye as no computer was powerful enough to handle the brain’s complex network of 70… [Read more…]

Research finds how words are formed in the brain

May 30, 2011

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Scientists have discovered a way to watch words form in the human brain in a breakthrough that could one day allow those with severe disabilities to ‘speak’. The researchers have found a way to peer into the deepest recesses of the brain in order to watch words forming. Using electrodes they found the area of… [Read more…]