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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 important Brain is?

Fifty percent of all human genes are responsible for brain development.
How much energy does the Brain need?

The brain is in many respects the most energy-demanding organ in the body. The human brain represents only 2% of total body mass but consumes 20% of the body’s energy.
How much coffee the Brain would like?

Coffee does much more than keep you awake – it actually reduced cognitive decline. Studies demonstrated that the optimal dose was three cups of coffee per day. Caffeine was proposed to stimulate certain neurons that protect against neurotoxicity.