First picture of a thought!
Published on Jan 31, 2013
A double-transgenic larva was embedded in agarose, and a spot was presented on an LCD display placed on the right-eye side. Ca2+ signals were detected on the left tectum upon appearance (ON) and disappearance (OFF) of the spot. The spot was shown for the first 3 s in this 6 s movie. The video is shown at 3x real time. Credit: Current Biology, Muto et al.
With new technology, scientists in Japan have detected the thought that went through a baby zebrafish's brain when it spotted some delicious food. Read about it at http://ept.ms/WUmqPY
A double-transgenic larva was embedded in agarose, and a spot was presented on an LCD display placed on the right-eye side. Ca2+ signals were detected on the left tectum upon appearance (ON) and disappearance (OFF) of the spot. The spot was shown for the first 3 s in this 6 s movie. The video is shown at 3x real time. Credit: Current Biology, Muto et al.
With new technology, scientists in Japan have detected the thought that went through a baby zebrafish's brain when it spotted some delicious food. Read about it at http://ept.ms/WUmqPY
Neurobiology on Radiolab...Memory and Time
Same program from the blog...but topics focussed on the upcoming topics. Click on each image to hear the audio file.
First, what memories are and how they can be controlled...think back to the Michael Pollan's Botany of Desire and anandamide.
Maybe simpler, maybe deeper...now think about the concept of time. Is this a physical entity or a creation of our mind? Is it the same for everyone?
What are different ways to count time? Smelling spices, blooming flowers, birdsongs... (Review - think back to photoperiods and phytochrome R/FR in plants!)
First, what memories are and how they can be controlled...think back to the Michael Pollan's Botany of Desire and anandamide.
Maybe simpler, maybe deeper...now think about the concept of time. Is this a physical entity or a creation of our mind? Is it the same for everyone?
What are different ways to count time? Smelling spices, blooming flowers, birdsongs... (Review - think back to photoperiods and phytochrome R/FR in plants!)
