May 23, 2010 / Brain metabolism
Brain studies in vivo versus in vitro
This post is updated and can be found on the page: On discrepancies of data from experiments on brain slices, in toto, and in vivo
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May 22, 2010 / Methodology
The History of Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid (ACSF)
For the ACSF updates in 2009 to 2011 -> see Sweet & sour recipes for the brain ACSF from 1934 to 1950. Events Comments
May 17, 2010 / Adaptive regulation, Glucose
The brain believes the sweet taste rather than metabolic facts
It's a well known fact that drinking carbohydrate-rich beverages during high-intensity exercise improves performance even if it's relatively short, which made researchers suspect that direct metabolic
May 7, 2010 / Adaptive regulation, Applications, Hormesis
Prescription-strength stress as a medicine
Reflexo-therapy research results and possible approaches to its mechanisms Related: A theory of acupuncture, spinal cord, and endorphins There is only a couple direct research on the reflexo-ther
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May 6, 2010 / Intrinsic brain activity, Theories
The resting brain is not silent
Is the brain just a vessel, which is empty until the outside world fills it with reflections of its elements? What's going on inside the calm brain of a quiet person? The current view is that it fluct