Summary Of Secrets Of The Brain By Carl Zimmer

The human brain is a fascination. No computer can compare with the amount of information the brain can store and recall. In the article, “Secrets of the Brain” by Carl Zimmer, the author undergoes new technologies to help shed light on how the brain really works. Zimmer undergoes a mapping of his brain using Biomedical Imaging. According to the article, some neuroscientists are “zooming in on the fine structure of individual nerve cells, or neurons”, while others are using biochemistry to chart the brain to see how neurons produce different kinds of proteins. Others are trying to create detail to represent the brain’s wiring. Through all of these tests, scientists are getting a better understanding of the brain to understand disorders, such