Chuck Sherrington

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(a.k.a. jonsca here)

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington is one of my science heros, so I'm featuring him on my cogsci profile. He is often credited with coining the word "synapse."

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13	How to classify and understand emotions of people using chat and text messaging lingo and emoticons?
11	Why does a stuffed up nose clear up momentarily when the person having it is startled or has an orgasm?
10	How are newly created neurons recruited into existing networks?
9	Is it possible for certain people to perceive colors differently?
8	What are the key examples of the use of computational methods in the study of biological neural networks?

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+5	Have their been any studies which report a positive correlation between eating certain foods and reported sleep disturbances?
+10	Is there a reduction of “Brain Fog” with fewer hours of sleep?
+10	How would synapses behave if resting potential was zero?
+5	What is it about the nature of slow-wave sleep that makes it difficult to awaken the sleeper?

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14	Have the abilities of John Lorber's patients with limited cortical mass been further evaluated in adulthood?
13	What neural structures motivate humans to decide to “throw it all away”?
10	What structures in the brain are called upon to strengthen coupling between bilateral movements?
10	Does dream recall disturb the processes of memory consolidation?
9	Does self-directed speech help or hurt a blind subject's auditory recognition?

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72 neurobiology × 17	19 emotion × 2
31 theoretical-neuroscience × 4	18 neural-network × 2
22 sensation × 4	15 philosophy-of-mind × 2
22 vision × 3	13 abnormal-psychology × 7
21 reference-request × 5	13 perception × 3