How the Brain Computes
New Revealing Research - Rockefeller University Source: Rockefeller University - C elegans roundworm's Brain Activity In Tiny Worms, Spiking Neurons and Clues to Brain Function The brain isn't a computer but it does compute. To process data the human brain uses a digital code. The cells produce bursts of electric current known as "action potentials". They are the 0's & 1's of the nervous system. The code is assumed to be vital also to animals. Breakthrough Research on a Tiny Creature Researchers at Rockefeller University have made an amazing discovery. They have had their 1st chance to observe "action potentials" in the brain cells of a tiny worm, the C elegans roundworm. It wasn't expected to be there. It's a first and experts say it's disrupting decades of dogma about the brain. And, it could help scientists understand fundamentals of brain computation. Advancing Scientific Understanding of the Brain The re...