Teasing sturdy threads from neuroscience masterworks

The Enchanted Loom

Teasing 10 threads fromSebastianSeung’s …

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Thread 1:

The Connectome is the totality of connections in the nervous system. It is not one connection, or even many, it is all of them.

(pg. xiii)

Thread 2:

You are the activity of your neurons. You are your Connectome.

(pg. xviii )

Thread 3:

The size of brain regions are almost useless in predicting the abilities of an individual.

(pg. 36)

Thread 4:

The brain works like a complex factory. Each neuron performs a tiny task, and they cooperate to carry out mental functions. Performance depends upon how neurons are organized.(pg. 34)

Thread 5:

We are embarrassed by secretions, but the mind depends upon an untold number of micro- scopic emissions. The brain secretes thoughts!

(pg. 45)

Thread 6:

Muscles are the final destination of all neural pathways.

(pg. 52)

Thread 7:

Axons diverge; dendrites converge.

(pg. 54)

Thread 8:

The function of a neuron is defined chiefly by its connections with other neurons.

(pg. 68)

Thread 9:

Perception is the association of an idea with a stimulus, while thought is the association of an idea with another idea.

(pg. 69)

Thread 10:

To advance, brain science must devise interventions that promote the 4 Rs: reweighting, reconnection, rewiring and regeneration.

(pg. 274)

Image Credits:

Title Page: http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans

Slide 3 - http://bit.ly/1KhZLEn

Slide 12 - http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/01/tech/innovation/brain-map-connectome/

Slide 2 - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-4ECekOho-f1AR2twA5FYg

Slide 6 - http://bit.ly/1h3H9kX

Slide 5 - http://bit.ly/1DNyz3B

Slide 11 - http://www.breakthroughcocktail.com/collaboration-tips-tricks/

Slide 10 - http://metousiosis.com/2010/05/01/neuronal-staining/

Slide 14 - http://www.rappler.com/science-nature/23193-personality-traits-brain-scans

Slide 9 - http://bit.ly/1NnOGHm

Slide 8 - http://pixshark.com/facial-muscles-anatomy.htm

Slide 7 - http://boopointeshoes3.blog.com/page/7/

Slide 4 - http://www.nicklally.com/category/pedagogy/

Mark Brady, PhDTheEnchantedLoom@gmail.com

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