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When the sun finally comes out and the sweaters get tossed in the basement, we re all at least a little tempted to turn off our brains. Don t do it! Summer reading — in this case, summer reading…

Supercomputers can store more information than the human brain and can calculate a single equation faster, but even the biggest, fastest supercomputers in the world cannot match the overall processing…

Human Mind is the aspect of intellect and consciousness experience mixed up of feeling and activities like thought, perception, memory, emotion, will and imagination, involving unconscious cognitive…

Genizot were traditionally temporary spaces for storing papers of religious content – this preservation is a prism for understanding the many ways in which memory works. The complicated concept…

The ten-year scheme was announced in 2013, months before the US launched a related initiative to map the brain s connections on an unprecedented scale. We re dealing here with a new paradigm,Prof…

Imagine a question-and-answer game played by two people who are not in the same place and not talking to each other. Round after round, one player asks a series of questions and accurately guesses…

Memory is one of mental functions and types of mental activity, intended to preserve, store and reproduce information. Thanks to memory we use in everyday life our own experience and that of…

But it has nothing to do with the brain s capacity to learn new things. Why does it happen? - According to neuroscientist and study author Joe Z Tsien, when we are young, our brain is able…

Ever wonder how many “gigabytes” your brain could store if it were a computer? Scientists estimate that the answer would be equivalent to up to 2.5 million gigabytes of storage! That compares…

The live human brain is actually pinkish-beige in colour In all vertebrates and most invertebrates, the brain is the centre of the nervous system. It allows them to collect information (sensory…

Brain is the central organ of the human body. It is extremely complex and sophisticated. The functions of the brain were found by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks in 400 BC. It was Hippocrates…

Credit: iStockphoto You ve surely heard the slogans: Our educational games will give your brain a workout! Or how about, Give your students the cognitive muscles they need to build brain fitness…

Memory can be a playful thing. It collects minute details from childhood events, yet leaves us wondering where we left our keys. There are several types of memories, and the brain has a unique…

Making sense of the brain s mind-boggling complexity isn t easy. What we do know is that it s the organ that makes us human, giving people the capacity for art, language, moral judgments, and…

Can an old head injury suddenly cause detrimental effects much later in life? —Anonymous, via e-mail Douglas Smith, professor of neurosurgery and director of the Center for Brain Injury and Repair…

Place Cells. As illustrated above, a typical hippocampal place cell fires in a single region in the apparatus — this is the cell’s ‘firing field’. Place cells were discovered by John O’Keefe…

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Crystal brain cell If you’re preparing for a quiz show and need to brush up on your knowledge of the human brain - or if you just have a love of learning - look no further, because we’ve gathered…

From the Editor: The Summer 2010 issue of Future Reflections included a short announcement about a study on brain development in blind and sighted children that was being conducted by the Massachusetts…

The human brain is ultimately responsible for all thought and movement that the body produces. This allows humans to successfully interact with their environment, by communicating with others…

Our brain is amazing. All scientific and technological achievements of human civilization come from the brain. To better appreciate the magic of the brain, here are top 10 interesting facts about…

ALTHOUGH we may regard it as fully admitted that the external appearance of the skull is no certain indication of the mental caliber of the individual, still there are many who are inclined to…