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Penn Medicine Study Reveals New Insights on Brain Development Sequence Through Adolescence Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study. Brain regions…
The findings reveal that reductions in brain plasticity occur earliest in “sensory-motor” regions, such as visual and auditory regions, and occur later in “associative” regions, such as those involved in higher-order thinking (problem solving and social learning). As a result, brain regions that support executive, social, and emotional functions appear to be particularly malleable and responsive to the environment during early adolescence, as plasticity occurs later in development. These slow-developing associative regions are also those that are vital for children’s cognitive attainment, social interactions, and emotional well-being.
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Penn Medicine Study Reveals New Insights on Brain Development Sequence Through Adolescence Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study. Brain regions…
Spike in end-of-life brain activity could be evidence of ‘soul’ leaving the body, expert says
A flair of energy in the brain in a dying patient who had “no blood pressure” or “heart rate” could be evidence of the “soul leaving the body” after death, according to an expert.
While the University of Arizona professor said that skeptics have argued that it’s the “last gasp” of neurons firing off after death or simply an “illusion,” he argues that it could be consciousness leaving the body.
He speculates that consciousness may not need the same amount of “energy consumption” other activities in the brain require and is found at a “deeper level,” making it “the last thing to go” during the dying process.
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A flair of energy in the brain in a dying patient who had “no blood pressure” or “heart rate” could be evidence of the “soul leaving the body” after death, according to an expert.
While the University of Arizona professor said that skeptics have argued that it’s the “last gasp” of neurons firing off after death or simply an “illusion,” he argues that it could be consciousness leaving the body.
He speculates that consciousness may not need the same amount of “energy consumption” other activities in the brain require and is found at a “deeper level,” making it “the last thing to go” during the dying process.
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Spike in end-of-life brain activity could be evidence of ‘soul’ leaving the body, expert says A flair of energy in the brain in a dying patient who had “no blood pressure” or “heart rate” could be evidence of the “soul leaving the body” after death, according…
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Spike in end-of-life brain activity could be evidence of ‘soul’ leaving the body, expert says
"It could be the soul leaving the body, perhaps."
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Newfound circuit better explains how the brain recognizes what is familiar and important
A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background noise." A circuit known to carry messages from a brain region that processes sensory information, the entorhinal cortex (EC), to the memory processing center in the hippocampus (HC) has a previously unrecognized pathway that carries messages directly back to the EC.
This direct feedback loop sends signals fast enough to instantly tag sights and sounds linked to certain objects and places as more important by considering them in the context of memories and emotions.
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A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background noise." A circuit known to carry messages from a brain region that processes sensory information, the entorhinal cortex (EC), to the memory processing center in the hippocampus (HC) has a previously unrecognized pathway that carries messages directly back to the EC.
This direct feedback loop sends signals fast enough to instantly tag sights and sounds linked to certain objects and places as more important by considering them in the context of memories and emotions.
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Newfound circuit better explains how the brain recognizes what is familiar and important A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background…
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Newfound circuit better explains how the brain recognizes what is familiar and important
A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background noise."
Chinese developers showed footage of walking spider-like kamikaze drones
Chinese developers have introduced spider-like robots with the option of using kamikaze drones, in particular, to penetrate into dugouts, basements and other enemy shelters, carrying explosives and striking elements.
Despite the fact that developers of wheeled and tracked ground drones are currently the closest to creating effective models, the concept of a walking drone, previously widely presented in books, films and video games of the science fiction genre, may well demonstrate high efficiency in the near future.
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Chinese developers have introduced spider-like robots with the option of using kamikaze drones, in particular, to penetrate into dugouts, basements and other enemy shelters, carrying explosives and striking elements.
Despite the fact that developers of wheeled and tracked ground drones are currently the closest to creating effective models, the concept of a walking drone, previously widely presented in books, films and video games of the science fiction genre, may well demonstrate high efficiency in the near future.
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Chinese developers showed footage of walking spider-like kamikaze drones Chinese developers have introduced spider-like robots with the option of using kamikaze drones, in particular, to penetrate into dugouts, basements and other enemy shelters, carrying…
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Chinese developers showed footage of walking spider-like kamikaze drones
Chinese developers have introduced spider-like robots with the option of using kamikaze drones, in particular, to penetrate into dugouts, basements and other enemy shelters, carrying explosives and striking elements....
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Chinese developers showed footage of walking spider-like kamikaze drones Chinese developers have introduced spider-like robots with the option of using kamikaze drones, in particular, to penetrate into dugouts, basements and other enemy shelters, carrying…
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How our brain processes language over time
Scientists have found coordinated temporal interaction within the human language network in the brain. The complex process of language processing is controlled by the interaction between widely distributed regions in the brain. But how exactly do the processes in our language network work?
Information is first processed in the temporal cortex, then in the frontal cortex and then back again in the temporal cortex. We were therefore able to causally prove that these areas work together during speech processing. The present results show that a remarkable temporally well-coordinated interaction between the areas within the language network provides the basis for the human ability to process language fast and efficiently which in turn make our everyday conversation so easy.
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Scientists have found coordinated temporal interaction within the human language network in the brain. The complex process of language processing is controlled by the interaction between widely distributed regions in the brain. But how exactly do the processes in our language network work?
Information is first processed in the temporal cortex, then in the frontal cortex and then back again in the temporal cortex. We were therefore able to causally prove that these areas work together during speech processing. The present results show that a remarkable temporally well-coordinated interaction between the areas within the language network provides the basis for the human ability to process language fast and efficiently which in turn make our everyday conversation so easy.
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How our brain processes language over time Scientists have found coordinated temporal interaction within the human language network in the brain. The complex process of language processing is controlled by the interaction between widely distributed regions…
https://www.mpg.de/21117594/how-our-brain-processes-language-over-time#:~:text=The%20scientists%20saw%20that%20speech,again%20in%20the%20temporal%20cortex.&text=%C2%A9%20MPI%20CBS-,The%20scientists%20saw%20that%20speech%20information%20is%20first%20processed%20in,again%20in%20the%20temporal%20cortex.
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How our brain processes language over time
Scientists have found coordinated temporal interaction within the human language network in the brain
Language is more than speaking: How the brain processes sign language
Broca's area in the left hemisphere of the brain, the central hub for spoken languages, is also the crucial brain region for sign languages. This is where the grammar and meaning of language are processed, regardless of whether it is spoken or signed language. This shows that our brain is generally specialized in processing linguistic information. Whether this information is spoken or signed seems to be of secondary importance.
Broca's area in the left hemisphere is a central node in the language network of the human brain. Depending on whether people use language in the form of signs, sounds or writing, it works together with other networks. Broca's area thus processes not only spoken and written language, as has been known up to now, but also abstract linguistic information in any form of language in general. The brain is therefore specialized in language per se, not in speaking.
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Broca's area in the left hemisphere of the brain, the central hub for spoken languages, is also the crucial brain region for sign languages. This is where the grammar and meaning of language are processed, regardless of whether it is spoken or signed language. This shows that our brain is generally specialized in processing linguistic information. Whether this information is spoken or signed seems to be of secondary importance.
Broca's area in the left hemisphere is a central node in the language network of the human brain. Depending on whether people use language in the form of signs, sounds or writing, it works together with other networks. Broca's area thus processes not only spoken and written language, as has been known up to now, but also abstract linguistic information in any form of language in general. The brain is therefore specialized in language per se, not in speaking.
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