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| movement disorders | 5/23/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: Are there any animal models of any one of the movement disorders, e.g. torticollis, or smyoclonus, ...
A: Yes there are. I haven't actually heard half of them and did a search in Google. If you are ...
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| coma | 5/23/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: do people in a coma still experience Rapid Eye Movement(REM)even thought they are asleep for a long ...
A: Good question. Couldn't actually track a definitively correct answer down, but I think in general it ...
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| coma | 5/23/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: do people in a coma still experience Rapid Eye Movement(REM)even thought they are asleep for a long ...
A: Good question. Couldn't actually track a definitively correct answer down, but I think in general it ...
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| Bionic technology | 5/18/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: I looked in the areas of bionics but there seems to currently be no experts in that area availible ...
A: In theory, what you have described could be done. The trick is to verify if the stimulation from a ...
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| eye / brain | 5/15/2006 | Kai Schreiber |
Q: Why is the area of the brain that deals with the eyes larger than other areas of the brain that deal ...
A: Why questions are hard ones, because even if we come up with very reasonable stories explaining the ...
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| the pons and the inferior olive | 5/13/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: why aren't the pons and inferior olive part of the locus of the engram?
A: Care to elaborate a little? Where did you read that pons and inferior olives are not a part of the ...
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| Brain activity & reading out loud | 5/12/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: I have a question. It's kind of hard to put in writing. However, Does Reading outloud block the ...
A: As far as I know, no, it doesn't work that way. Having said that, we are talking about a high ...
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| Does sedatives cause real sleep in terminally ill person? | 4/28/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: Kaminakiba, My grandmother is suffering from cancer and is terminally ill. To handle her pain ...
A: It really depends on what kind of sedatives we are talking about. If they were hypnotics, it is ...
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| Re: Role of adrenal physiology in brain function | 4/26/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: Followup To: Q: >> Does the structural and chemical proportionality >> of the adrenals "tune" the ...
A: With a little elaboration, this question is kind of right up my alley. Kind off. Let's start with ...
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| Role of adrenal physiology in brain function | 4/26/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: What is the current general understanding of the role adrenal hormones play in brain function? Does ...
A: "What is the current general understanding of the role adrenal hormones play in brain function?" ...
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| learning while you sleep | 4/9/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: My name is Anca. i am from Romania. I study both Medicine and Psychology.I need to do some research ...
A: There is a lot of stuff related to your topic (learning while you sleep). Which particular aspect ...
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| Is it possible to Activate the Mind with Neurofeeback (NFB) Machines on to Super Levels ? | 3/29/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: A mind machine uses light and sound to alter the brainwave frequency of the user. The process is ...
A: "1- By using mind machines for long periods, is it possible to increase the whole capacity of the ...
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| Serious Questrion:, about the brian | 3/15/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: Is it possible for someone to use a higher percentage of there brain than an average person? If so ...
A: Well, interesting question and there are a couple of points here that needs to be clarified. First ...
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| sensory and nervous system | 2/27/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: say you have just caught the last train home by "by the skin of your teeth" because the bus broke ...
A: If we are talking about ALL the effects, I don't claim to know them all but I know at least it would ...
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| sensory and nervous system | 2/27/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: could you explain how the sound of your friends voice is converted into nervous ompulses to be sent ...
A: "could you explain how the sound of your friends voice is converted into nervous ompulses to be sent ...
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| brain | 2/10/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: DO U KNOW WHAT CHEMICAL ELEMENTS CONSTITUTE THE GREY MATTER OF OUR BRAIN?
A: If you mean chemical elements as found in the periodic table of elements, since the grey matter is a ...
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| Pleasure and Suffering | 2/9/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: Would you please let me know if the neural pathways and neurotransmitters for perception of pleasure ...
A: That's a question and a half! Well, the "perception" of pleasure and suffering should be defined ...
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| Hi. Thanks for your answer.... | 2/3/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: And what about people who have some extraordinary abilities they can, for example, foresee future ...
A: Well, very good questions but I am afraid I have no satisfactory answers for them! Most of the ...
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| Hello
As far as i know,humans... | 2/2/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: As far as i know,humans take advantage only of a small portion of their brains, just a few percents, ...
A: Ah, the eternal myth of how we "only use 10% of our brian" urban legend. If you buy into evolution, ...
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| brain imaging | 2/2/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: WHAT IS BRAIN IMAGING AND HOW IS IT DONE?I READ IN AN ARTICLE THAT BRAIN SCANS CAN REVEAL A PERSONS' ...
A: There are a few popular ways of imaging the brain and new technology is being applied all the time! ...
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| Science Fair Project | 1/30/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: It's me Sana, again. Well for my science project I have thought of giving out surveys but I don't ...
A: Well, I do have some suggestions and ideas you can think through first, and see how they suit you ...
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| Science Fair Project | 1/28/2006 | kaminakiba |
Q: I'm a student in the 7th grade and I'm trying to do a science fair project on: "How cell phone ...
A: I am happy to help you with your project. However, please let me know what you have in mind so I can ...
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| PET scans and reading research | 12/18/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I'd like to see a PET scan for someone who is reading silently, outloud or for comprehension -- or ...
A: Since neuroimaging is not exactly my field, I am not aware of any resources that may have a ...
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| PET scans and reading research | 12/17/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: What can a PET scan show us about the brain activity present while an individual reads?
A: It depends on what you mean by "reads". You will get different activities for silent reading, ...
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| Memory and LTP | 12/15/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: What is the relationship of LPT (long term potientiation) to memory?
A: In short, LTP is considered as the mechanism for memory formation and retention. There has not been ...
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| Neuroscience, Neurotransmittion | 12/1/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I was wondering if it's possible to cause depression by thinking? Like is it possible that people ...
A: I might be a bit biased here but those are some good ideas (since I had the same suspicions about ...
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| pupil dilation due to sympathetic ANS | 11/30/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: Does anyone have a GOOD answer as to why the pupils dilate in response to stimulation from the ...
A: That's no trouble at all! I would just retire from the post if I thought it was troublesome! Well, ...
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| pupil dilation due to sympathetic ANS | 11/29/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: Does anyone have a GOOD answer as to why the pupils dilate in response to stimulation from the ...
A: It may be a disappointment to you, but the reason for pupil dilation or constriction is mainly for ...
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| Brain Waves | 10/30/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: Just wanted to know, when a group of people think of something similar, ie red coloured footballs, ...
A: Depending on how and where you record the brain waves, you may or may not observe the same results. ...
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| blunt force to head - TBI | 10/20/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer a question for me? I suffered a brain injury when I was hit in ...
A: First before I type anything, I'll use my usual disclaimer for this particular type of questions. ...
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| inconsistent unilateral sound processing | 10/18/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I will answer your questions as they appear. Answer - Hi Sue, Before I can explore more ...
A: I still don't have a complete picture and may require more info. However, I'll update you with some ...
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| inconsistent unilateral sound processing | 10/17/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I am not sure how much info you can give me but my son who just turned nine is HF autistic (and I ...
A: Before I can explore more possibilities, there are a couple of things I would like clarified. 1. ...
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| is there a test? | 10/8/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I understand the neurological effects from mold would follow a very long time of allergy symptoms. ...
A: If you got a strange message regarding to this question, I apologise since I distinctively remember ...
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| aspartame & ephedra & black mold | 10/3/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: Do you know if it is true that ephedra and aspartame are neurotoxins? If they are used together long ...
A: Well, as far as I know, aspartame is more of a "neurotoxin" than ephedra. I used inverted commas for ...
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| . | 10/2/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: whats the difference between a neuropsychologist and a clinical psychologist?
A: The difference between those two titles often differ very little as some of their experise and ...
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| Neuroscience, Sleep Studies, College | 9/25/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I am a junior and I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what college I should go to that has ...
A: Without the knowledge of which country/institute we are talking about and what the options are, I ...
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| personality and neurophysiological basis | 9/23/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I am curious about the current understnding of inborn temperament and aquired personalities and ...
A: It's difficult to answer your question since it's so broad. To cut straight to the point and being ...
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| Microelectrode recording | 9/17/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I have anotherhow many recording probes could be implanted in parallel in a monkey brain. For ...
A: Apologies for the late reply. Had some work to catch up to in the weekend. You can implant as many ...
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| Extracellular recordings | 9/13/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: I have several questions about electrophysiological recording techniques. The firstWhat is the ...
A: There is little difference between MUA and LFP recordings. The simplest way to see it is from a ...
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| brain attention signal | 9/11/2005 | kaminakiba |
Q: At a training seminar many years ago a lecturer demonstrated how we are not listening 100% of the ...
A: Oops, my lack of familarity with cognition has let me down again. I do know about this phenomenon ...
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