The quest to find the physiological substrate of a thought has been elusive. What should we be looking for? Distributed memories American psychologist Karl Lashley…
Deconstructing a Thought
Lab Talk
From Mouse Brain to Human Brain
Why you can’t learn about the human brain from monkeys, rats and mice Much of neuroscience research spending and published output relates to studies done…
Alpha Oscillations and Modernization
Modernization may have influenced the emergence of a strong alpha oscillation in the human EEG and contributed to greater diversity in brain dynamics. Alpha: the…
The Blue Frog in the EEG
Alpha, beta, gamma what? Spectral decomposition of the EEG signal may lose critical information. In 1924 when Hans Berger first found a signal from the…
The Impact of Modern Life on the Human Brain
We live in the Anthropocene age – the recent age of modern man. An age where humankind is now the dominant influence over our planet….
Culture in the Brain
How does the culture you grow up in reflect in your brain? We are all different. We each have a different genetic lineage, a different…
Your Brain’s Genetic Mosaic
Neurons modify the genome in various ways creating a genetic mosaic in our brains. What does that mean? A mosaic is a collage of varying…
Genes, Bees and Who We Become
Studies of gene expression in bees and humans suggest that who we become may be far more dependent on where we are and what we…
Assertiveness in Your Brain Activity
The activity of your wandering mind is a window into how assertive you are. Take a moment to close your eyes and allow your mind…
She Doesn’t Feel your Pain
The perception of pain is very individual. Using EEG it may be possible to predict your threshold or experience of pain. One day a seven-year-old…