Neuroscience in Action, Literally Have you ever hit your thumb while hammering and yelled Son of a $@%*! I have (But I have yelled worse than that…) And I instantly grabbed my thumb to squeeze onto it. But why is that my instinct? Why would I ‘grab’ the thing thats damaged? It’s because the nervous […]
Tag: Brain
Myelin
Everybody Needs Protection An interesting photo here showing neurone cells in your brain (seen in blue) and they are lined by myelin (seen in green). This was taken from a cell culture & specifically stained to highlight the different cell types. In red are astrocytes, different type of central nervous system cells. Neurone cells convey […]
An Interesting Fact Everyone Should Know
What’s in your head? Science Lesson What is in your head? Your Brain of course. Ok, let’s hope most of you have a brain. I’m not so sure about everybody. But what is brain? What is it composed of? The Brain is said to be one of the most complex systems in the entire universe—but […]
