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Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...cortex of the brain as a result of this type of staining technique. [Described image] Figure 7 Neurons in the cortex of the brain are identified by immunohistochemistry using an antibody directed against neurofilaments...Week 1: Histology: 1.5 Cells and tissues - Cells have distinctive shapes and functions which depend on how they have developed and their interactions...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can lucid dreaming teach us about consciousness?

...cortex and the precuneus. These brain areas are associated with higher cognitive abilities such as self-referential processing and a sense of agency – again supporting the view that lucid dreaming is a hybrid state of consciousness. Tackling the consciousness problem How consciousness arises in the brain is one of the most perplexing questions in neuroscience. But it...
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The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...cortex makes up part of the 'higher brain'. It is a highly folded sheet of nerve cells about 3mm thick covering the outer part of the brain, and is the region of the brain that is most noticeably expanded in humans. The limbic system, which includes the amygdala, lies between the cortex and the brain stem - the major parts of the limbic system are shown in Figure B. The...
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Article 15 mins
Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
Languages

Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator

...cortex and the caudate. Interpretation, in other words, may be about managing specialised resources rather than adding substantially to them. This idea remains unconfirmed, but the Geneva team added weight to it when they invited some of the same students back into the fMRI scanner a little over a year later. During that period 19 of the returnees had undergone a year of...
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Article 10 mins
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...cortex (the ‘new cortex’) evolved more recently in primates such as monkeys and apes, our closest relatives. It constitutes most of the cerebral cortex, which is highly developed in humans, with two large cerebral hemispheres. The neocortex, is thought to underlie language, abstract thought, imagination, consciousness and the development of culture and has been...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...cortex – the part of the brain associated with decision-making and social behaviour – coming more under the control of midbrain dopamine neurons. This leads to the loss of self-restraint that people report when drinking. One noticeable effect – after just a few drinks – is an increase in sociability . But the loss of inhibition probably also underlies risk-taking...
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Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...cortex in a network that blends sensory information and filters out contradictory or unnecessary information to create a unified picture of reality. This view complements the work of Nicholas Schiff at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. A neurologist, he started out as a disciple of Fred Plum’s school. Schiff’s working life is a balancing act between putting...
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Article 15 mins
The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...cortex), and a decrease in the part of the brain that responds to threat (amygdala). In practical terms this means mindfulness can assist us to focus more and manage our emotions which is key to sound mental health. In addition to mindfulness more generally, what we also know is that being outdoors in either green spaces (such as parks or forests) or blue spaces (around...
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Article 10 mins