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  1. Feb 26, 2024 · For over twenty-five years, Dr. Ranganath has studied the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to remember past events, using brain imaging techniques, computational modeling and studies of patients with memory disorders.

    • Charan Ranganath
  2. Jun 28, 2021 · In ancient Greece, Alcmaeon of Croton (sixth-fifth century BC) recognizes the brain as a central organ responsible for higher activities such as intelligence, memory, and thought. This encephalocentric theory, in turn, came to coordinate the thinking of Hippocrates and most of the presocratic philosophers.[ 5 ]

    • Luiz Severo Bem Junior, Nilson Batista Lemos, Luís Felipe Gonçalves de Lima, Artêmio José Araruna Di...
    • 10.25259/SNI_200_2021
    • 2021
    • Surg Neurol Int. 2021; 12: 319.
  3. Oct 29, 2021 · On Friday, October 1, 1971, a new procedure was performed to image a live patient’s brain. After a (lengthy) computer processing reconstruction delay, a remarkable image appeared on the screen of a monitor, sparking a revolution in medical imaging.

  4. Oct 5, 2017 · Schuster also clearly recognized the medical value of X-rays—his images from early 1896 include one of a bullet lodged in the base of a brain. Schuster’s experiments with X-rays also led him...

  5. Feb 20, 2024 · The brain consists of billions of neurons (nerve cells) that communicate through intricate networks. The primary functions of the brain include processing sensory information, regulating bodily functions, forming thoughts and emotions, and storing memories.

  6. The MRI can see those changes in three brain regions: the hippocampus, where memory is stored; the prefrontal cortex, where decisions are made; and the amygdala, the alarm center. If connections between them are muddled and the amygdala is malfunctioning, the brain “can’t discriminate between what’s dangerous and what’s safe,” Neria says.

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  8. Jan 5, 2015 · One day in late 1895, the German physicist was preparing to begin an experiment with cathode rays, the glowing beams of electrons that pass through a vacuum tube when electricity is applied, which...