Electric fields drive the electrical activity of networks of neurons to produce a shared representation of the information stored in working memory, a new MIT study finds.
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Jellyfish make new neurons constantly throughout life. MIT professor Brady Weissbourd won a fellowship to explore how these tiny, transparent animals use this ability to build, organize, and rebuild a stable, functional and robust nervous system.
MIT researchers analyzed the EEG patterns of patients under general anesthesia and found brain wave signatures that could help doctors determine when patients are transitioning into a deep state of unconsciousness known as burst suppression, which is associated with cognitive impairments after patients wake up.