Month: May 2023

Weight Loss Drugs: No Easy Fix!

The hunt for the perfect weight loss solution continues as new highly-effective drugs, like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, take center stage. However, the World Health Organization’s nutrition chief cautions that these drugs are not a magical cure-all for the global obesity problem. They’re more like a trusty tool in a builder’s belt, rather than a miraculous […]

Published on May 12, 2023

The Impact of Nervous System Arousal on Visual-Spatial Perception

Imagine your brain as a conductor, orchestrating the spatial relationships between objects in your surroundings. But what happens when the conductor’s mood changes? We delved into the fascinating world of visual-spatial perception and how it can be influenced by the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Using a quantitative model, we explored how […]

Published on May 12, 2023

The Cortex’s Dance of Synapses and Structure

Imagine the cortex as a bustling dance floor, where each neuron is a dancer following the rhythm of synaptic selection. As the music plays, more structured inputs join the dance, prompting an intricate choreography of self-organization at local cortical sites. This culminates in the emergence of ultra-small world structures that can represent sequences of spatiotemporal […]

Published on May 12, 2023