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What are the Main Neurotransmitters?

What are main neurotransmitters? Neuroscientist Paul King weighs in via Quora:     There are three main categories of neurotransmitters in the brain: Small molecules …

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What is the resolution of an fMRI?

How well do fMRI measurements correlate with neural activity? Neuroscientist Paul King weighs in via Quora:   What most people say is that fMRI correlates …

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What are the basics of brain chemistry?

What are the basics of brain chemistry? Neuroscientist Paul King weighs in via Quora:   This is a challenging question because neurochemistry is so complex. …

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How does the brain keep track of time?

Neuroscientist Paul King of the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley weighs in on Quora. Q: How does the brain keep track of time? …