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A Short History of Mind Control

Image Copyright 2013 R.P.N. Rao and A. Stocco Research on remotely controlling the brain has been going on for awhile now, and has recently advanced to staggering heights. In 2002, a team at State University of New York implanted stimulating electrodes into

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More Modularity

Although it does not hold true for all circumstances, the theory of a brain that exhibits modular localization of functions has been demonstrated in many studies. MRI and PET imaging techniques have been used to identify patterns in how the brain responds to behavior,

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Mod: A History of Modular Theory of the Mind

No one can say that the great scientists, anatomists, and philosophers of the past were dull in describing the brain. It can be said, however, that some were less accurate

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The Shape of an Idea

Most of us are speaking metaphorically when we describe a color as “loud”, a sound as “sharp”, or the feeling of envy as “green”. But for some, these associations are

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Smarter, Better, Faster, Longer

700 years ago, an African goat herder named Kaldi noticed that his goats became frisky and energetic after eating from a little bush with red berries. As the myth goes,

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Brain Computer Interfaces

Over the last fifteen years, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) – computerized systems that allow the brain to control external devices – have gone from the imaginative realm of science fiction to real world

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On Hominid Intelligence

The human brain is widely viewed as one of the most complex and remarkable known objects. Indeed, after considering its intricate structure and vast functionality, it is easy to admire

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Dreaming of Reconstruction

As research in the field of perceptual experience advances, neuroscientists continue to uncover new methods to see through the eyes of human beings – almost literally. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging

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Do Electric Rats Dream of Cheese?

A group led by Dr. Henry Markram in Switzerland is working on building a computer model of the brain. Initially, the group modeled a single rat cortical column. Now, however, they are working to construct an entire rat brain using as many as 100,

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A Fish Called Neo

The brain of most animals is encased in a thick, protective skull. For this reason, neuroscientists have struggled to view activity at the level of individual neurons in real time. A recent experiment in transgenic zebrafish, however, has allowed researchers to do just that,

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Can You Ever Really Be John Malkovich?

Hailed as one of the most unique screen plays ever written, Charlie Kaufman’s Being John Malkovich tells the story of what might transpire if a portal into another man’

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

As more football players donate their brains for study, the alarming prevalence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the Alzheimer’s-like disease that plagues many current players and retirees, has troubled the sports community and galvanized research on this lesser known illness. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or

The Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal

A collection of 12 posts

A Short History of Mind Control

More Modularity

Mod: A History of Modular Theory of the Mind

The Shape of an Idea

Smarter, Better, Faster, Longer

On Hominid Intelligence

Dreaming of Reconstruction

Do Electric Rats Dream of Cheese?

A Fish Called Neo

Can You Ever Really Be John Malkovich?

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy