Our Brain Shape May Matter More Than We Think

Our Brain Shape May Matter More Than We Think
It’s now believed that increasing synapses and their density may prevent cognitive decline, and magnesium L-threonate may help. Andrus Ciprian/Shutterstock
Irina Antonova
Irina Antonova
M.S., Ph.D.
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The human brain is often regarded as an unfathomable enigma, and while science knows that our brain function is a result of the transmission of signals between connected billions of neurons, it has now found what influences those transmissions is actually the shape of our brain.

For decades, scientists subscribed to the hypothesis that the 86 billion neurons in the brain, connected by trillions of links, must be controlling the brain activities and that we only need to know the patterns of these connections to unveil the mysteries surrounding our brains.

Irina Antonova
Irina Antonova
M.S., Ph.D.
Irina Antonova holds a M.S. in Genetics (from Bulgaria) and Ph.D. in Biotechnology (from Australia). Throughout her career, Irina worked as a scientist in academia and the industry, as well as teaching at universities. She enjoys learning about the mysteries of mind, body, life, and the universe.
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