The brain creates something out of nothing |
Brains are what mathematicians call "information sources". At least this is one of the results of a set of elaborate experiments together with sophisticated analyses and computations reported in the current issue of ...[more] |
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Posted on Monday 25 October 2010 - 09:52:30 |
Cognition workshop at Macquarie in Sydney |
After an unusually rewarding and exciting SfN meeting in New Orleans with many ideas and new tools for the next experiments, I spent a day at my old lab in Houston, Texas to record some new, higher resolution videos of s...[more] |
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Posted on Tuesday 23 October 2012 - 03:07:17 |
Jewel Wasps manipulate specific brain centers to turn their prey into zombies |
Jewel Wasps (Ampulex compressa) are amazing creatures and their form of parental care has received quite some attention not only by scientists but also from the general media, and rightfully so. This parasitoid wasp se...[more] |
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Posted on Wednesday 14 April 2010 - 11:07:06 |