human brain

What exactly is gray matter and why is it gray?

Also known as gray matter, we find it mainly located on the surface of the brain or cortex. It acquires its natural grayish color so characteristic of neurons and glial cells, although in a living person it does not really have this color.

What happens to the brain after death?

Brief moments after clinical death, a team of researchers observed patterns of activity in the brain related to a state of 'hyper alert'.

Air pollution affects brain development. When does the damage start?

90% of brain development occurs by the age of four. Scientists want to understand the effects of pollution in the early stages of life.

Are you an empathetic person?

Answer the twenty questions and you will find out if you have a propensity to sympathize with the ills of others and show solidarity with their sufferers.

Curiosities about the human brain

Our thinking organ is a complex and fascinating machine. We unravel some of its mysteries.

What is the Jennifer Aniston neuron?

This is the name of a type of super-specialized neuron, which stores the memory of a single person in our brain.

This is how a mother's brain changes

During pregnancy there are changes in the volume of the nucleus accumbens that cause women to end up "in love" with their babies.

Elon Musk's Neuralink to connect the human brain to a computer this year

Elon Musk assures that Neuralink will have the first uses in people starting this summer and announces a special event.

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