Silent Synapses and Brain Plasticity
In Chapter 10 we talk about the remarkable plasticity of the human brain, having twice as many neurons (86 billion!) as a chimpanzee....
A 7,000-Year-Old Structure
Archaeologists have discovered a 180' diameter roundel, dating to 4900 B.C.E. in the Czech Republic, possibly more evidence of the...
Brain-zapping improves memory
New research, published in Nature and reported by NBC news and the Wall Street Journal, shows memory improvement in senior citizens when...
New brain learning mechanism calls for revision of long-held neuroscience hypothesis
New research sheds more light on how the brain learns. The summary from Science Magazine: "The brain is a complex network containing...