Physiology
What the brain actually is
The brain is a central hub for your nervous system. It is made up of 100 billion nerve cells - about the same as the number of trees in the Amazon rainforest. Each cell is connected to around 10,000 others. So the total number of connections in your … [Read More...]
How your brain works
The nervous system is a network of cells called neurons which transmit information in the form of electrical signals. Your brain has around 100 billion neurons, and each communicates with thousands of others – as many connections as in the … [Read More...]
Current brain research programmes
Massive amounts of resource are being focused on getting to a clearer understanding of the physiology of our brains with particular emphasis on how to use them effectively and how to repair them when things go wrong. Most countries with access to … [Read More...]
Learn2Learn
Why learn to learn?
In the 21st Century, the new disadvantaged will be those who do not have the capacity to learn. They will sink, unable to change and adapt as they are flooded with ever more information and change. But learning is about more than just getting by in a … [Read More...]
What are memories?
Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles have seen memories being made in sea slugs in the form of new proteins appearing at the synapses. In the one-year-long study on sea slugs-organisms, which have relatively simple nervous … [Read More...]
When to start learning to learn?
New insights into brain development affirm what many parents and caregivers have known for years, 1) good prenatal care, 2) warm and loving attachments between young children and adults, and 3) positive stimulation from the time of birth, really do … [Read More...]