Neuron Quotes

Your brain is built of cells called neurons and glia - hundreds of billions of them. Each one of these cells is as complicated as a city. - David Eagleman

We selected an attention task that allowed us to determine the relationship between synchronized neurons and the ability to detect an event, on a trial by trial basis. We found that for any given trial, the more coordinated the neurons, the faster the solution. - Robert Desimone

We have evidence that the compounds protect against Alzheimer's by influencing the early gene expression in learning and memory, which influences cell signaling pathways that help neuronal cells communicate with each other. - James Joseph

We could use this knowledge to introduce new neurons into the brain and have them reestablish damaged connections, becoming therapies for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. - David Feldheim

Vision doesn't happen in the eye. It happens at multiple processing stages in the brain. We study how objects are signaled or encoded by large populations of neurons at higher-level stages in the object-processing part of the brain. - Charles E. Connor

This research casts a totally new light on Alzheimer's disease. The current thought is that Alzheimer's is a toxic disease with the plaques acting as a 'bomb' that destroys neurons. In actuality, AD may be a more subtle disease which develops when the normal process of nerve signaling goes out of balance. - Dale Bredesen

They are images of firing neurons, quite beautiful, with a forest-like quality to them. They are literally pictures of the mind at work. - Tom O'Connor

There's a lot of data out there that will tell you that the computation that's going on here isn't based on just one neuron. The computational property is actually an emergent property of hundreds of thousands of neurons cooperating to produce the amazing processing power of the brain. - Thomas DeMarse