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."


23 Answers

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5
How would synapses behave if resting potential was zero?
jun 12 at 14:04
5
Can prolonged neural adaptation lead to HPPD?
may 31 at 19:46
2
What is the sleep study that showed that a percentage of humans have a biological clock that is ~28 hours or greater?
jan 31 at 4:24
7
Why is Asperger Syndrome poorly recognised in France?
nov 1 at 3:57
7
Is there a better way to describe brain activity than EEG “brain waves”
oct 9 at 5:16
8
What are the key examples of the use of computational methods in the study of biological neural networks?
jul 5 '12 at 9:04
7
Under what conditions does 60hz video produce visual artifacts?
jul 2 '12 at 10:48
4
Is an autistic person's brain different from a non-autistic one?
jul 2 '12 at 4:39
9
Is it possible for certain people to perceive colors differently?
jul 1 '12 at 21:59
3
What structures in the brain are called upon to strengthen coupling between bilateral movements?
jun 28 '12 at 21:33
7
Is there a reduction of “Brain Fog” with fewer hours of sleep?
jun 25 '12 at 18:45
11
Why does a stuffed up nose clear up momentarily when the person having it is startled or has an orgasm?
jun 21 '12 at 21:17
4
Neurotransmitter based imaging techniques
jun 19 '12 at 5:41
6
Theoretical limit to the use of mental faculty of the brain
jun 10 '12 at 11:04
6
What are current neuronal explanations and models of 'consciousness'?
jun 3 '12 at 4:50
7
Has an upper-limit on the physical spacing represented by grid cells in Entorhinal cortex been probed?
may 30 '12 at 4:56
6
Do some Photosensitive epileptics desire seizures?
may 11 '12 at 10:59
6
What is the “static” in human vision called?
apr 26 '12 at 7:43
5
Free software to run questionnaire based experiments
apr 11 '12 at 23:07
7
In what ways can neurons fire randomly?
mar 23 '12 at 7:59
10
How are newly created neurons recruited into existing networks?
feb 8 '12 at 7:43
13
How to classify and understand emotions of people using chat and text messaging lingo and emoticons?
feb 7 '12 at 3:34
6
How to measure emotional intensity?
jan 22 '12 at 14:25