Three scientists namely Prof John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser has been awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for discovering the brain's GPS system .
Scientists Reveal How Human Brain Works While Unlocking a Door
Recently, scientists discovered that there is a specific network in the human brain that helps people in using different tools or perform complex actions like inserting a key in lock.
Recently, scientists discovered that there is a specific network in the human brain that helps people in using different tools or perform complex actions like inserting a key in lock.
The Nobel Assembly said that the discoveries had solved a problem that had occupied philosophers and scientists for centuries.
The Nobel committee said the combination of grid and place cells constituted a comprehensive positioning system, an inner GPS, in the brain.
How We Use Our Brain to Forecast Decisions Revealed
Scientists have shown that neural recordings can be used to forecast when spontaneous decisions will take place.
Scientists have shown that neural recordings can be used to forecast when spontaneous decisions will take place.
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Patients with traumatic brain injuries who were tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, were more likely to survive than those who tested negative for the drug.
Patients with traumatic brain injuries who were tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, were more likely to survive than those who tested negative for the drug.
