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20 September 2006

BM-Science starts its participation in a Consortium for the Study of Consciousness. A multidisciplinary network will apply a number of methods in the study of consciousness, including philosophical argumentation, behavioral measurements, anesthesia, PET, TMS, and EEG measures in an attempt to reveal the neural basis of consciousness.

05 September 2006

Like in earlier editions of the event, and as a renewed support and recognition to its merit, BM-Science promotes the 10-th Jubilee Multidisciplinary International Conference of Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry "Stress and Behavior".

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Curiosities of the Brain

How does the Brain breathe?

Brain needs 10 times more oxygen than the whole organism.
What is the life of the Brain before you were born?

Before the birth your brain creates 15 000000 neurons every hour. 50% of neurons will die before the birth. Your brain eats 70% of all calories that fetus gets.
Should you make the Brain drunk?

Very low doses can have the positive effect of reducing damage caused by mental or emotional stress and can actually improve response times. In sustained high doses alcohol “shrinks” the brain that results in cognitive impairment. Foetal alcohol exposure has multiple bad effects on infant brain development and represents a leading cause of mental retardation.