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News Release 15-064
"Mysteries of the Brain" video series debuts
NSF and NBC Learn video series highlights research conducted in the White House BRAIN Initiative
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Researchers at Princeton University are studying how the brain determines what information is most important in every day scenes. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, Sabine Kastner, a professor of neuroscience and psychology, is able to peek inside the brain and see what areas are active when a person sees a face, place or object.
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Interested in learning more? Join a Twitter chat on Wednesday, June 10, at 6 p.m., hosted by NBC Learn. Use the hashtag #ExplainTheBrain and discuss the "Mysteries of the Brain" with some of the scientists profiled in the video series.
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As part of a new video collection called "Mysteries of the Brain," scientists discuss research into what lies behind the brain's ability to learn and remember.
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Researchers can see for the first time what nerual circuts look like when an animal moves. This image shows 80 percent of the neurons firing inside a larval zebra fish's brain.
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In the human brain, a neuron connects to as many as 10,000 other neurons, which connect to 1,000s of other neurons, creating a vast communication network throughout the brain. Neurons are basic to all animals. They are responsible for processing, organizing and storing information.
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