Every molecule or nutrient we ingest has potential impact on our brain health and cognitive function yet we know surprisingly little about these relationships. Each…
Your Brain from Noodles to Nuts
Lab Talk
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…
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…
What Does EEG Have to Do with Perfume?
Why are large perfume companies building EEG divisions? Fragrances evoke memories, thoughts and feelings and the perception of smell is a complicated science. Nestled…
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…
Introducing the Human Brain Diversity Project
With 7 billion people and an equally large diversity of human life experience, how can we understand the range of normal of brain function? Join…
Citizen Science and EEG
Citizen Science and the study of the mind is empowered by EEG. How will it change the trajectory of Neuroscience? I used to have a…
What Does the EEG Signal Measure?
The EEG measures aggregate electrical activity across millions of cells but there are many complexities to consider. The EEG had a tumultuous beginning – no…
The Curious Outcomes of Neurosurgery
Between 1994 and 2001, thirty-one children underwent an innovative and terrifying brain surgery. They weren’t the only children to receive this procedure, but they were…
