June 2011
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Neurons lose information at one bit per second →
“It appears that information is lost in the brain as quickly as it can be “delivered” from the senses. This has fundamental consequences for our understanding of the neural code of the cerebral cortex. Due to the high deletion rate, information about sensory input signals can only be maintained for a few spikes. These new findings therefore indicate that the dynamics of the cerebral cortex...
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“Brain has two slots for working memory. Mental version of RAM has an...”
– Brain Has Two Slots For Working Memory - Science News
Jun 23rd
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WatchWatch
a grid of notes. click the squares to play. imagine each square is a proto-thought. make a new pattern. make a new song. freshnsteezy: Click the squares.
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Jun 20th
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Why you can't ever "know" anything exactly →
(via posthorn): “What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.” -Werner Heisenberg
Jun 20th
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Hermann Grid illusion
emergence of objects (grey dots) caused by difference in [color] intensity between adjacent regions. what if thought emerges like this? via letitoutbaby: The main reason why you’re seeing these grey dots in between the black and white areas is because the grey point is surrounded by more color intensity.
Jun 18th
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Jun 16th
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WordsFrom: Key process of evolution proved in the...
Remixing the post (see below) from sciencecenter. (about WordsFrom) (send me a link, I’ll remix it into a NoteGrid) via sciencecenter: Modern evolutionary biologists believe that, at the genetic level, natural selection is more complex than just a single mutation leading to a single new trait. Most believe that lots of small, sometimes imperceptible changes in the gene pool of a...
Jun 16th
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WordsFrom: Reconsolidation of Memory
Remixing the post (see below) from cogneuro: (WordsFrom_007 at Flickr) (about WordsFrom) (send me a link, I’ll remix it into a NoteGrid) original post via cogneuro: Reconsolidation of memories - is it possible to change our memory of a previous event? When we consolidate our memories into Long Term Memory, the brain undergoes neuronal changes. Whether they become detached from...
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