brain networks
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The Next Generation Brain Atlas
Brainmaps.org is the neuroscience analog, giving us the most detailed and complete set of images of the inner universe.
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Interactive Wiring of Cortex and Thalamus
The part of the brain that supports conscious contents is the cortex and thalamus. Modha and Singh showed the long-distance link in this system as a mandala....
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Your Cortex is Flat
The cortex is a flat sheet, shown beautifully here by Van Essen et al (see the Van Essen Lab at the University of St. Louis). This is the six-layered sheet of cells and fibers that makes up our cortex, the "neo-cortex" (because...
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Catch the Wavelets
If you are learning about wavelets for the first time, or if you need a good refresher, this is the site to visit first. After all, it’s #1 on Google.
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PhET Sims + Science Literacy
PhET’s mission is to increase science literacy, especially for nonscientists.
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Educating Consciousness
he scientific study of consciousness is now a legitimate endeavor at some universities and research centers around the world. Among those in the know, excitement is intense. We are privileged to study an essential aspect of the...
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Brain Info
BrainInfo helps one identify structures in the brain. One can either search by a structure name or locate the structure in a brain atlas and get information such as its location in the classical brain hierarchy, images of the s...
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Breakthrough: A brain measure of consciousness?
Effective connectivity refers to a causal link between two or more brain areas, as if signal traffic can now flow over a highway system.
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Short Video: Before and After Deep Brain Stimulation
Although there is still a lot to be learned about deep brain stimulation (DBS), the potential use of DBS seems like it could be promising. Click here to watch a video of a Tourette syndrome patient before and after his DBS oper...