Science Secrets Of The Brain Summary

“The Human Brain”, by myPerspectives, is an informative article that claims that the brain is a complex organ that is truly impressive. The brain is a key part of the central nervous system, that controls the entire body’s activities, to simple things such as breathing. These actions are fired through neurons, that quickly travel through the spinal cord. Surprisingly, the brain transmits these messages at an unimaginable rate, at 150 miles per hour, through 85 billion cells, called neurons. These neurons can form up to 10,000 synapses, or connections to each other. By itself, the brain can create billions of synapses, which change the structure of the brain every time new information is learned. However, there is still much that scientists

In the article titled, “Secrets of the Brain” published in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic, we learn that there have been many advances in understanding the inner workings of our brains. One of the leading scentists, Van Weeden, is working hard to understand the connections that occur within our heads.

I read the article, “Secrets of the Brain”, found in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic written by Carl Zimmer. I chose this subject because I have been fascinated with the brain and how it works. The research of the brain has been ongoing for many centuries now. The history in this article is interesting. It explained how scientists used to understand the brain and its inner workings. For example, “in the ancient world physicians believed that the brain was made of phlegm. Aristotle looked on it as a refrigerator, cooling of the fiery heart. From his time through the Renaissance, anatomists declared with great authority that our perceptions, emotions, reasoning, and actions were all the result of “animal spirits”—mysterious, unknowable vapors that swirled through cavities in our head and traveled through our bodies.” (Zimmer, p. 38)

Author introduces us to Psychiatrist Eric Kandel, the first person that showed the synaptic connections between individual neurons as we learn. He won Nobel Prize for his successful demonstration of neurons that changes anatomical shape during the formation

Since the dawn of the age of technology, humanity has made massive progress in the study of the human brain. Specifically, humanity’s new technology has led to revelations about the way the brain functions, and continues to discover the neurophysical reasoning behind human actions. These new discoveries continue to disprove previous theories, and have now begun to affect the way society views and perceive criminal law and the way it operates. In his book Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, David Eagleman argues that there is a deep problem regarding how we think about whether it makes sense to blame people for their actions. Eagle argues that, in light of recent technological medical advancements, the existence of free will is beginning to seem highly improbable, and that both simple and complex actions can be traced back to their neuroscientific basis, without first bypassing the conscious mind. In this paper, I will argue that the theory and reconsideration proposed by Eagleman is, in fact, accurate, and a highly probable proposition for the future of the legal system.

After listening to the podcast of Hidden Brain podcast, “The Edge of Gender: Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender” (October 9, 2017) I realized that biologically we are different because of our chromosomes and genes but even thought that makes us biologically different there shouldn’t be issues on whom we decide to be. A quote from Hidden Brain states, “girls are exposed to unusually high levels of testosterone in the womb. And what we see when they are born is, they will gravitate towards male-typical toys, and this is even if their parents give them more praise for playing with female-typical toys” To true this is a key point biologically, but that doesn’t mean that it’s all-true because as we grow up we are influenced from

The PBS special "The Secret Life of the Brain" took us through all different aspects of the brain and its formation through life. These five movies taught us that the brain is plastic and is always changing, cutting unused neurons and filling with different ideas and thoughts that you learn from your environment. The five videos go through the five stages of life; baby, child, teenager, adult and finally the aging brain.

I’m going to be talking about something that kind of helps reorganize some paths in your brain in many ways, it’s called neuroplasticity, which can also be called brain plasticity, In which it gives the brain the ability to adapt and modify itself. In other words, reorganize its self.

In his article entitled “Secrets of the Brain”, Carl Zimmer explains how he got his own brain mapped by a scientist friend, and how the science of how the brain works is taking off. Scientists are finally beginning to understand how the brain really works. Scientist Van Wedeen developed a technology that can map brains. He does this to Carl Zimmer. Every time Wedeen has mapped a brain he notices this grid that connects it all together. Some other scientists think that this grid is just coincidence, or isn’t a real thing, but Wedeen is sure that is is a vital part of the brain. Jeff Lichtman is a neuroscientist who is studying neurons. Him and his colleagues have been

Luckily thanks to advances in technology and imaging understanding the anatomy of the brain have been made possible. Not only are they able to understand the significance of the structure of the brain but this research allows neuroscientists to detect flaws in its functioning. They are now

Watching the video, “The Secret Life of the Brain” was really interesting. I learned many things that I did not know about before. How the brain is the most complex thing on earth, but the baby’s brain is even more complex because we do not know what they are thinking half of the time. In this video, I learned how the brain changes and develops and about premature babies and their brain.

The article I choose to investigate was one found in the magazine National Geographic. The article was entitled, “Secrets of the Brain”. This has personal meaning to me because I am planning on going into the field of psychology. The author, Carl Zimmer, wrote this article because he was interested in what he called “one of the great scientific revolutions of our times” which is the increased focus the scientific would has put on the research of the brain. Zimmer met with and aided in the research as a test subject at Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging where scientists are working to scan and then research brains. The scientists here took interest in this because they wanted to more fully understand disorders of the brain, including schizophrenia,

In 2012, Carl Zimmer went to Van Wedeen as a volunteer for tests on his brain. When looking at results by using diffusion spectrum imaging, Wedeen found many right angles in the circuitry of Carl Zimmer’s brain. At the time, many scientists were skeptical at the patterns Van Wedeen found, but he knew that it was part of something important, and would continue his research. When looking at the past of our knowledge of the brain, “it’s easy to forget that for much of history we had no idea at all how it worked or even what it was” (Carl Zimmer). There have been many outstanding discoveries in neuroscience in recent history and they come from people like Van Wedeen, who continue pursuing ideas even when other may not. Jeff Lichtman

The documentary was titled Mysteries of the Human Brain and was intended for teenagers or older. This documentary uses an advance vocabulary which younger people may not understand. The purpose of this documentary was to inform everybody about the brain. Before the documentary, I knew the brain was very complex, it controlled the body and kept us alive. I expected to learn how the brain functioned, how we perceive picture and how our brains can hold an endless amount of information. Someone once told me that when you're awake, your brain produces enough electricity to power a small lightbulb. How is this

This week we are learning about discovery and exploration and I believe the discovery and exploration of the brain are as immense as discovering and exploring the Universe. In” Psychology: Advances in neuroscience ("Secrets of the Brain," National Geographic, Feb 2014)”, author, Carl Zimmer, gives us a tour of some of the amazing research into the brain and the many immense leaps forward scientists are making in the area.