What Are Neurons and How Do They Work?
Neurons are electrically excitable cells that receive, process, and transmit information through electrical signals and chemical communication at synapses.
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Neurons are electrically excitable cells that receive, process, and transmit information through electrical signals and chemical communication at synapses.
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When you're scared, you feel like your hair stands up, your stomach rumbles, your heart pounds... Scientists recently discovered
The human brain consumes more energy than other organs. This information may surprise many people but it is the truth.
Sad emotions are not only the result of everyday situations, but also the neurochemicals produced by the brain that make us feel…
What describes the characteristics of introverts and how does their brains differ from those of extroverts?
Many religious thinkers since ancient times believed that everyone had a soul. This view is supported by the philosopher Plato (424 - 348 BC) and René Descartes in the 1…
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If you think time passes faster when we're old, you're right. A study in Brazil showed that older people feel time passes faster than young people.
Mysterious phenomena like shadows have been explained in the perspective of science, while opening the way to treating sleep disorders.
Scientists claim to have discovered why Danish people are the happiest people on Earth.
The specimen collected by UN inspectors from the alleged chemical attack site in Syria is being meticulously analyzed by scientists in laboratories.
A glutamate receptor, the key neurotransmitter in the brain, plays an important role in the 'forget' process, researchers at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies sai…
A new study by Cambridge scientists showed that the neurotransmitter serotonin, which acts as a chemical message between nerve cells, plays a decisive role in controllin…