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Tag: brains

  • What makes us human may come down to the way our neurons process information

    What makes us human may come down to the way our neurons process information

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    Clara Lenherr explores the newly discovered human-specific characteristics of neurons and discusses how the uniqueness of human neurons brings into question what we already know about human cognition. The ability of neurons to carry out complex computations when integrating the thousands of inputs that they receive is thought to be the basis of cognition. The…

  • Making The Brain: The Role of Mitochondria

    Making The Brain: The Role of Mitochondria

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    Many people have heard the phrase “mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell”, whether as a part of their biology studies at school, or from the various memes on social media. This is said because mitochondria are structures within cells that provide over 90% of the energy needed by the body. These tiny organelles are…