Brain Light Up at Brittany Overton blog

Brain Light Up. The first one is optogenetics, an established research. Explore the science behind creative thinking, neuroimaging insights, and techniques to enhance cognitive illumination in this. Seemingly meaningless movements — even a quick twitch of a limb — produce abundant, widespread and high. Researchers already know how to track brain activity by using fluorescent dyes and proteins that emit light when a neuron fires. Rather than giving their subjects a task to complete and watching their brains to see which parts lit up, they’d tell them to lie back, let their minds wander, and try not to fall asleep for. Exposure to higher levels of light can help people feel more awake and increase cognitive performance, probably by influencing the activity of parts of a brain region called the hypothalamus, according to new research. The power of shared storytelling to soothe or spur us to action may be more crucial than ever, scientists say. To turn on light in the brain, researchers need a few tools.

Exposure to higher levels of light can help people feel more awake and increase cognitive performance, probably by influencing the activity of parts of a brain region called the hypothalamus, according to new research. Researchers already know how to track brain activity by using fluorescent dyes and proteins that emit light when a neuron fires. The power of shared storytelling to soothe or spur us to action may be more crucial than ever, scientists say. Seemingly meaningless movements — even a quick twitch of a limb — produce abundant, widespread and high. Explore the science behind creative thinking, neuroimaging insights, and techniques to enhance cognitive illumination in this. To turn on light in the brain, researchers need a few tools. Rather than giving their subjects a task to complete and watching their brains to see which parts lit up, they’d tell them to lie back, let their minds wander, and try not to fall asleep for. The first one is optogenetics, an established research.

Light Bulb Brain Photograph by Johan Swanepoel

Brain Light Up Explore the science behind creative thinking, neuroimaging insights, and techniques to enhance cognitive illumination in this. The first one is optogenetics, an established research. To turn on light in the brain, researchers need a few tools. Researchers already know how to track brain activity by using fluorescent dyes and proteins that emit light when a neuron fires. Seemingly meaningless movements — even a quick twitch of a limb — produce abundant, widespread and high. Exposure to higher levels of light can help people feel more awake and increase cognitive performance, probably by influencing the activity of parts of a brain region called the hypothalamus, according to new research. The power of shared storytelling to soothe or spur us to action may be more crucial than ever, scientists say. Rather than giving their subjects a task to complete and watching their brains to see which parts lit up, they’d tell them to lie back, let their minds wander, and try not to fall asleep for. Explore the science behind creative thinking, neuroimaging insights, and techniques to enhance cognitive illumination in this.