Ways of looking at networks: What is a small world network? The world that we live in is overflowing with networks. Close to home, relatives are one network; if...
How does poverty change the brain? Humans are somewhat peculiar among the many creatures on Earth, and we are also rather different in the respect that we are b...
Imitation capacity and brain function of stroke patients The paper I discuss today relates to imitation and investigates what routes stroke patients used when e...
What is general intelligence? The word “intelligence” is vague, but every day, we make calculations and predictions, read from a range of sources, and use our b...
What is hemispatial neglect? When a person has a stroke, they suffer various symptoms, such as paralysis of their arms and legs and becoming unable to move. How...
What parts of the brain process language? We humans produce the most complicated calls out of all the animals on earth. Considering the combinations and permuta...
How do our brains hear words? Our brains are like an all-purpose computer and can process all kinds of information. This could be identifying a bird as it flies...
The operation of the locus caeruleus: How are motivation and performance regulated in the brain? There are any number of managers in the world, but a certain ty...
What is general intelligence g? There is the concept of “being smart”. It might be obvious to say so, but people with good grades in English generally have good...
What is connectivity? What is connectivity? The brain, it is often said, is a huge network made up of innumerable nerve cells. These days, information can sprea...