05 Wrinkles

12/05/12 • 0 min

Episode 5 Many people ask themselves; why does the brain look so wrinkly? The simple answer to the question is that it makes more room for information. if you would flatten out the wrinkles, and make it a smoother surface, the brain would hold about a third of the capacity. If we look at other animals, such as the frog, the brain is smoother looking which also makes for a more primitive being. [email protected]

Previous Episode

04 Brain Patterns

Episode 4 If a certain pattern of behavior in a human is regular you can usually spot it in the neurons inside the brain. For example if a person is accustomed to solving hard calculus math problems he or she will after a while become good at it simply by doing it often enough- the neuron pattern becomes stronger. This is something we humans are doing all the time without actually thinking about it- it's like riding a bicycle. [email protected]

Next Episode

06 Pain

Episode 6 Pain is something we only witness in our mind- yes, that's right, scrubbing your knee doesn't mean your knee actually hurts. You knee is only sending pain signals to the brain which then recognizes the inconvenience. However, if I were to open up your head and punch your brain, you would actually not feel any pain at all because there are no pain senders inside the brain itself- Ironic isn't it! [email protected]