Restoration of the Brain: Plasticity
From faith traditions to modern neuroscience, the quest for knowledge is regarded as essential for both progress and…
Neurons
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Maintaining the Brain: Neurons that Fire Together Wire Together
Our brains consist of many different types of cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and neurons. These are the cells…
The Moods of the Heart
In different belief systems and cultures, the heart is associated with deep meanings. Despite this history, modern medicine…
The Intricate Beauty of the Nervous System
The human body is comprised of many systems, but none quite like the nervous system. This enigmatic system…
Science Square (Issue 102)
Newly Discovered Particle Is Both Matter and Antimatter Observing Majorana fermions in the ferromagnetic atomic chains on a…
The Difficulty of Modeling the Brain with Artificial Neurons
“The human brain, then, is the most complicated organization of matter that we know.”Isaac Asimov If someone asks…
Fixing obesity in the brain
1- Fixing obesity in the brain Original article: Czupryn, A. et al., Science 334, 1133 (2011). Neurons are…
A New Hope for Type I Diabetes
1- Leptin therapy for diabetes Original Article: Wang, M. et al., PNAS (published online before print on March…
Hearing for Deaf Ears
The order, ingenuity, and simultaneous complexity and simplicity of the human organs are simply marvelous. The wonder one…
The Human Question
Statements like “God must have createdwith special care” are most inconvenientand disagreeable. Even for the mostsplendid things, God…
Quantum Consciousness
The human mind is the greatest, most complex and mysterious concept in the universe. And quantum mechanics, the…
The Brain: A Galaxy Of Neurons
We are fascinated by the universe and its stars. We want to know how the universe was formed,…