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What produces thought?
Thoughts are really just electro-chemical reactions - but the number and complexity of these reactions makes it difficult to fully understand thoughts ....
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The shocking discovery of snakes and evolution of the human eye
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that our ancestors have developed the ability to observe sensitivity of the ey…
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Others 'reading thoughts' are used by the FBI and CIA
With these scientific methods and the help of the brain, it is difficult for anyone to deceive you ...
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Strange effects of nuclear tests
The testing of ground-based nuclear bombs in the 1950s and 1960s unknowingly gave scientists today a way to prove that the brains of adults still steadily produce nerve…
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Discover the learning mechanism of the brain
The image shows a nerve cell with a stem like a dendrite, each triangular shape touching the dendrite represents a synapse, where the input from other neurons called the…
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Nerve cells remember fear
In a situation that scares you, newborn neurons will be activated by the amygdala and can provide a
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The brain is most active at age 50
American scientists have created a turning point in understanding the function of the brain. They determined that, with age, the brain's intellectual potential only incr…
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The second brain is in the stomach
According to the latest research by major scientists, the digestive organ helps us feel what is happening in the body, like a second brain.
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Women become smart after age 40
Scientists at the Northeast University of Medicine, at Feinberg University, have shown that women in their 40s become smarter than men and they explain this phenomenon.
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Failure is not a successful mother
One study found that the ability of neurons to process information is hardly improved after animals make mistakes.
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New-born brain cells improve people's orientation
The human body continues to produce brain cells throughout life - it is an undisputed fact. But until now, the purpose of this production is still a controversial topic…
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Sleep helps 'clean up' the brain
If you have ever had insomnia, you will know the feeling of being dull and dazed.
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What makes humans different from the rats?
According to the researchers, there is a type of brain cell that has long been overlooked in one of the aspects that make the human brain fundamentally different from th…
