Tag: brain
How does our brain sort through information to stay focused?
A noise, a presence, a telephone ringing…, how does the brain make a selection between what deserves to be interested in it and what should be ignored? A team of…
When the brain and chance link their destiny
In Marivaux’s most famous play The game of love and chancethe author reverses the roles of the characters, and chance is invited to guide their destinies. In the same way,…
Does stimulating the brain affect physical performance?
Fatigue, in the common sense, is a feeling of weakness physical or cognitive, and results in difficulty in continuing the effort. The physical limits of human performance have been studied…
Researchers have found the gateway to delivering drugs into the brain!
The blood-brain barrier protects our brain and isolates it from the general blood circulation. It prevents the entry of toxic molecules into the central nervous system, but also of certain…
Brain Week: How are memories formed?
Life is a continuum, events follow each other without a break. Our brain sees things differently. In all likelihood, Memory divides our life into distinct events, like a story divided…
Journey into the brain | Case
To give a magnitudeit is estimated that the brain contains just over 100 billion neurons each of which can form up to 10,000 connections, all contained in a volume equivalent…
Does brain stimulation affect physical performance?
Fatigue, in the common sense, is a feeling of weakness physical or cognitive, and results in difficulty in continuing the effort. The physical limits of human performance have been studied…
It reaches the brain through the olfactory pathway! Atherosclerosis may occur
Since 2008, the third week of March has been celebrated as Brain Awareness Week under the leadership of international organizations related to neuroscience, especially the Society for Neuroscience and Dana…
What are the symptoms of a brain tumour?
In France, there are 3,500 new cases of brain tumors per year. All age groups are affected. It is the second leading cause of childhood cancer. What are the symptoms…
How did the human brain get so big?
Humans are characterized by a brain imposing in relation to their size, and very rich in neurons. In comparison with that of gorillas and chimpanzees, our close cousins, it is…