brain networks
 
 
 
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"Activate Mastery"
"Activate Mastery"
"Activate Mastery"

Ask Questions. Activate Mastery.

“…to understand the mind one must understand the brain.”
 
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"Brain Atlas Cap"
"Brain Atlas Cap"
"Brain Atlas Cap"

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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:Cortex Thalamus Modha Singh Mandala"
:Cortex Thalamus Modha Singh Mandala"
:Cortex Thalamus Modha Singh Mandala"

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 Maplike Image"
"Your Cortex is Flat Maplike Image"
"Your Cortex is Flat Maplike Image"

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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"Wavelets Site Image"
"Wavelets Site Image"
"Wavelets Site Image"

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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"Build an Atom with PhET Sims"
"Build an Atom with PhET Sims"
"Build an Atom with PhET Sims"

PhET Sims + Science Literacy

PhET’s mission is to increase science literacy, especially for nonscientists.

 
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"The Study of Consciousness in the Brain"
"The Study of Consciousness in the Brain"
"The Study of Consciousness in the Brain"

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 Logo Art"
"Brain Info Logo Art"
"Brain Info Logo Art"

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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"Connectivity in Human Brain"
"Connectivity in Human Brain"
"Connectivity in Human Brain"

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...