Ep 206: Bloody brains!
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Bloody brains!
The parts of your brain that are working the hardest, need the most blood. Your brain actually pulsates with your heartbeat, and the flow of your blood within your brain changes from minute to minute. One of the ways to study the brain is to track its blood flow. Today, along with the fall of Eastern Rome, assassins, goats and tourniquets, Phil and I talk about early methods of tracking the brain’s blood flow.
Here’s a talk on counting neurons, and other brain related stuff.
What is so special about the human brain?
Here’s a link to information on methods used to study the human brain in the 1800s.
Brain Maps: The Study of Brain Function in the Nineteenth Century