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Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser
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Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Do 'mind gym' games like Sudoku really delay the onset of senility and dementia?

спрашиваетJim Butler  · 1 ответ
It’s a subject of active debate within the field. There is some evidence that playing new games - by new I mean things that you haven’t done before - has what’s called a neuroprotective... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Does a brain that works on difficult problems consume more calories than a 'resting' brain?

спрашиваетJim Butler  · 1 ответ
Overall, there’s only limited evidence for thinking hard using more calories. You don’t burn a lot less energy for example when you’re sleeping compared to when you’re awake. I’d argue... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Is the idea of brain transplants just science fiction?

спрашиваетJim Butler  · 1 ответ
It’s not happening now, so to that extent it is science fiction. It depends on what you mean by ‘just science fiction’. Hand transplants were science fiction before they were a reality... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Do the brain's left and right sides really do different things?

спрашиваетJim Butler  · 1 ответ
Yes, they are different. For example, language seems to be quite lateralised. So in most people language processing mostly occurs on the left-hand side of the brain. So, yes, they are... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Does pregnancy really give women "baby brain"?

спрашиваетJim Butler  · 1 ответ
Most of what your brain is doing is electrical, but actually chemicals and hormones play a huge role in the brain. Now obviously that plays a role in emotion, but actually emotion plays a... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Do I only use 10% of my brain?

спрашиваетJim Butler  · 1 ответ
I’ve never understood this question, and it’s one I do get asked from time to time. When it’s put to me what I always say is, ‘Is it true that you only use 10 per cent of the volume of... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Is it wrong to think of the brain as being like a computer?

спрашиваетDanny Bassett  · 1 ответ
It’s certainly not morally wrong to think about it. If you think it’s morally wrong then you’re getting into some interesting territory about the moral responsibility of computers and... Читать далее
Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Is there a biological basis for intelligence?

спрашиваетDavid Bowden  · 1 ответ
This can be answered in a number of ways. We are biological machines so intelligence is a biological property. It’s not spiritual, or driven by clouds. It’s biology that does... Читать далее
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Director of the Science Gallery at King’s College, London. @bnglaser

Where are our memories stored?

спрашиваетSteve Turnbull  · 1 ответ
There isn’t a single place in the brain where memories are stored. We can say that because there’s never been evidence of someone who has damaged a particular part of the brain and lost... Читать далее