Tag: neurotransmitters
MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?
While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs.
Placebos Demonstrate Power of the Human Mind
When a disease affects the brain-body relationship, the placebo response can confound researchers.
Yes! There Is Evidence for the Intelligent Design of the Brain
Imagine that you are on a train in England and you see a collection of stones on a hillside that says BRITISH RAILWAYS WELCOMES YOU TO WALES.
Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will
Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed.
The Representation Problem and the Immateriality of the Mind
If I think about a particular thing — my cat Tabby, for example — my actual cat Tabby isn’t in my brain.