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POPSThe Secret Of Fast Complex Brain Restructuring Up to now, it had been assumed that nerve cells can only exchange information via the synapses which are special contact points. However, synapses require up to two days to become fully functional - a waste of time and energy if the contact is to be broken down again. The brain could take almost 1000 years to develop if a synapse had to mature at each cell contact. It appears that nerve cells can also obtain information about their neighbours even without a synapse. Neurobiologists Christian Lohmann and Tobias Bonhoeffer from the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology have now explained how they do that. The secret to how the information is exchanged: local calcium signals very quickly transmit all the necessary information to the cell. A synapse only actually develops when the cell and the contact point prove to be suitable candidates for long-term contact.
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POPSAnimal Communication Dr. Marler has contributed a wealth of information about animal communication, cognition and social biology. He has lead a very interesting life.
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POPSNeurobiology of Love The WSJ's Sam Schechner reports on a study looking at the brains of people who claim to have stayed madly in love for over a decade.
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POPSEvolution in Your Brain Edelman is also chair of neurobiology at Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California, and founder and director of the Neurosciences Institute, a research center dedicated to unconventional “high risk, high payoff” science
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POPSVideo: Can The Mind Just Be A Machine This is a great video! If the clipped link to start the video does work, you will need to go to he original web site to view the video. The Research Channel - science section has some great videos, The Closer To Truth series is my favorite.
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POPSWundermittel im Kopf Sehr gute Zusammenfassung des aktuellen Forschungsstandes zum Thema Placebo - leider kostenpflichtig (0,50€). Wichtig für Grundlagenforschung Neurobiologie, Medizin und Psychotherapie.
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