Questions tagged [brain-development]
For questions about the physiological and embryological foundations of neural development
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To what extent is the brain self-wiring?
There seem to be these two contradictory ideas about the structure and development of the human brain:
that the brain is self wiring - that neurons interconnect with one another automatically (...
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is there a way to predict the possible modularizations of the brain?
we know that human brain becomes more and more modular during its development. We see similar places for the similar modules in the brain (probably because of the similar inputs and vasculature around ...
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How would a human baby's brain develop if born in a sensory deprivation chamber?
According to Scientific American, people who are blind can learn to use their sense of hearing more efficiently. Similarly, deaf people, may learn to utilize their vision more effectively. While the 5 ...
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Searching for finding the graph connection of different mental disorders
We are searching for finding the graph connection of different mental disorder. So I googled the graph flowchart of mental disorder slideshare and find the below ...
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How communal parenting, through the develpment in the prefrontal cortex, could lead to a better emotion regulation? [closed]
In this Michael Meaney interview, he let an open question at the end. He mentioned that communal parenting, could "in some ways buffer the child by having potentially more positive sources of ...
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Why can't we do the things we know instantaneously?
In the following video eventhough people know that when handlebar of the bicycle is turned left the wheel of that bicycle is turned towards right and vice versa, they can't ride that new bicycle ...
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Death caused by "Failure to Thrive" (FTT)
This question, whilst to a degree can be seen as "common sense" in some respects, has puzzled me in other ways.
Looking at the situations where Failure to Thrive (FTT) can cause death, even ...
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Understanding the 'Wiring Catastrophe'
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In 'Wiring optimization in the brain'(2000), Dmitri Chklovskii and Charles Stevens
analyse the dependence of the complexity of cortical circuits on the number of synapses per neuron ...
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Modelling the Human Brain as a directed graph
A mathematician on the MathOverflow, Hans-Peter Stricker, recently(2016) considered the possibility that human brains may be modelled as directed graphs with neurons as nodes and synapses as edges. I ...
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Supposed 'brain training' [duplicate]
The term brain training is nothing new, however how effective is the 'N-back' method, does this work scientifically speaking?
There are mixed reviews on this:
one claiming it works
https://www....
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why are all human brains so similar in brain structure, specialization of their parts and functioning?
As a result of my growing interest in neuroscience, I have begun to try and understand the functioning of the brain. However, I am always confronted by the following questions:
The brain is a ...
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When does the brain stem appear in humans?
When does the brain stem appear in humans?
The following article states:
Once the neural tube closes, at around week 6 or week 7 of pregnancy,
it curves and bulges into three sections, commonly ...
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How do we know human brain development stops around age 25?
I've heard this stated as a fact more times than I can keep track of, but I haven't been able to find papers that actually demonstrate this. This seems to be the most cited paper on the topic, but it ...
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how does our brain knows the simialrities between anything?
If I see your face today then I will recognize you if I see you tomorrow.
There must be something similar will happen in my brain for both incident, since the inputs to my body/brain is similar(at ...
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Body temperature increasing when trying to solve difficult problems
[ I am unsure if this is the correct site to ask this question ]
I am a HS student, currently studying IT and personally I focus on the field of software (programming) and of course where there is ...
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How is the human brain evolving?
I came across this article which states that brain takes about 20% of the body's energy. This is quite a lot compared to its size. Somewhere I read that even if this is a lot, this must be an absolute ...
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Is it possible, on an individual level, that someones fluid intelligence can "spike" in ones early twenties?
I think IQ and fluid intelligence are interrelated enough that I can use them interchangeably. I was wondering if on an individual level, if it was possible that ones IQ can jump a certain amount of ...
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Variation in prefrontal cortex development
I have read everywhere that the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until about the mid twenties, but everyone's brain develops differently. Is it possible for a teens prefrontal cortex to be ...
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Are there any long term cognitive impairments from prolonged period reduced sleep? [closed]
What are the consequences of chronic lack of sleep? For example, insomniacs are known to sleep less than normal sleeping individuals.
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Is Approximate Number System used only for comparing magnitudes of groups of things, or does it also help in actual counting?
By ANS I am referring to this
According to this reddit answer
The human mind has two systems for representing numbers: a subitizing
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Can drastic changes in stress levels impact long-term memory? [closed]
Can going from a highly intensive and stressful environment to one which is calm and relaxed impact long-term memory or, specifically, one's ability to easily recall information?
For example, I have ...
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Does increased motor development always occur at the expense of speech development, or vice versa?
It is often said that infants / toddlers* develop in a focused manner. I am specifically interested in the notion that a quick development of speech occurs at the expense of motor skill development ...
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How does the brain encode order of information in sentences/stories?
When memorizing a sentence or a full story: then, how does the brain encode the order of the words of the sentence or the sentences in the story?
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What causes emotions?
I have absolutely no knowledge of psychology. But I am wondering what causes emotions in human? Emotions such as happiness, sadness, love, hate etc. Is there some sort of hormones responsible for this?...
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Neuronal differences of linguistic statements [closed]
Assuming that the brain (structure) is only constructed using neurons and synapses, then what is the difference between the following linguistic statements from a 'mechanical point of view'?
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Thinking about something vs. doing something [duplicate]
In computer programming, when a program analyzes itself, we call it "reflection" or "introspection".
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A program has several features. When the program runs, it can analyze itself to determine ...
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Are inhibitory synapses the cause of not doing something?
Imagine you are driving your car, in front of you, you see a wall. What prevents us from driving against the wall? Is this accomplished by the brain having inhibitory synapses established here?
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relation of substantive/verb to declarative/procedural memory
Is there a relation between "declarative vs. procedural memory" and "substantive vs. verb"?
For example, are substantives (as a kind of information entities) stored in the declarative memory whereas ...
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Which part of the brain is not working optimally if an individual is unable to understand scientific concepts and mathematics?
I have often observed that while I can understand concepts related to Finance and Literature very easily I find it extremely difficult to understand scientific topics related to Physics, Maths or ...
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Re-arrangement of brain's functions
In a neuroscience class, I was told that if some part of the brain gets damaged somehow and it's early enough, the functionalities of that part of the brain are rearranged to another part of the brain....
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Why doesn't the brain get into infinite loops when being queried?
In computer programming, when algorithms are using loops/recursion without an exit condition, the algorithm will never end or get out of resources.
How does the brain work around getting into endless ...
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What happens to brain during meditation?
Meditation has many benefits.For example it helps to relax, reduce stress, etc. But how it is working? What exactly happens to our brains during meditation?
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"top-down" and "bottom-up" processes
What kind of processes are "top-down" and "bottom-up" processes in the context of processing visual information in brain?
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...There are discrete areas in the visual cortex dedicated to ...
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Is cortical magnification in the visual system related to synaptic pruning, or is it a separate developmental or learning process?
I'm primarily interested in learning about current computational models that explain cortical magnification in the visual system.
With this in mind, my specific questions are: (1) Is this phenomenon ...
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How can we be formed by our childhood's environment if we don't remember much of it?
Studies with rats have shown that how much a pup is licked during their early childhood predicts their adult personality [1]. Also, many psychologists say that early childhood is the part of our lives ...
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Full list of the capabilities of human brain [closed]
I am studying the concept of multi-tasking. The premise upon which I am asking this question is my belief that multi-tasking is a myth(as discussed in a few books on the same topic) and that the brain ...
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How does it come about that specific areas of the brain are associated with specific functions?
During the development of the human brain, specific areas come to perform specific functions. How (and when) does this differentiation come about?
Presumably, some areas of the brain naturally take ...
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Are people who are very "aware" of the world that way because their brains are more advanced or les advanced? [closed]
Usually when we think of people who are very aware of their surroundings or very sensitive to the subtleties in all situations, we assume that it is because their brains are more advanced so they can ...
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Spontaneous muscle twitching?
I am trying to understand the role of whisker twitches during sleep in the development of the mouse brain, and in general the role of spontaneous muscle activity in brain development. Thing is, I am ...
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Difference between active and passive touch?
I am considering the role of whiskers in the development of the mouse brain, and came across the following: 'we found that the signals sent to the brain by the whiskers during active touch differ from ...
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Do ADHD drugs harm the brain?
Particularly, the amphetamine "vyvanse". If one was to take a 30mg dose once a day for 50+ years, would it damage brain function at all? Would the brain simply get used to the drug and become 100% ...
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Does masturbation affect brain in long term?
I am interested in knowing.
Does masturbation (once daily) affect the brain negatively in terms of: Memory and concentration skills during the long term ?
Does it affect it in the short term?
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Why is it so difficult to use a "true mirror" as a mirror
This Youtube video shows what a "true mirror" is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSxCZCy5Wsk
In short, when you look into a true mirror you look at yourself (among other things) as you really are, ...
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Are the two halves of the brain mirror images of each other? [closed]
Can this question be answered in terms of the relationship between handedness and hemispheric asymmetry. so the left hand controlled by the right hemisphere, and right hand controlled by left ...
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Does the brain burn more calories when "thinking quickly"? [closed]
If a person intentionally "thinks quickly" would this affect how much glucose the brain consumes? Or would it not be very significant?
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Study Effectively [closed]
I have 1day for the exam and there is much to study and Is there anyway to study Effectively.. This is not just for tommorrow this is for the entire life.. I'm feeling little low. Is there any ...
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Do people with Asperger syndrome have two left brains?
I have heard that people with Asperger syndrome have a problem with the right brain, but it increases the ability of the left brain. In other words, AS people has two left brains; the second left ...
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About the left and right side of the brain
If you are right-handed person, does it mean that you often use left brain (the left part that contain analysis, language etc.)?
If you often use right leg being crossed over left leg, what part of ...
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Folding (wrinkles) in cortex: Why is surface area more important than volume?
When we look at the cortex of the brain, it has a folded structure. It is said that this is because this enables a greater number of neurons to exist, which is obviously advantageous.
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Early Alzheimer's and cognitive remediation programs
Early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) includes the loss of short term memory including prospective memory. On a physical level brain cells are being destroyed and that disrupts the neural ...
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