Science, Science and Society

What a thought looks like

Ever wondered what a thought might look like, in real life, as it flashes across the various neurons and synapses we call ‘the brain’?

Yes, sure, there are numerous digitally-animated artist’s renditions out there, but what about reality?

Now, for the first time, a thought has been filmed as it forms and flashes across a brain.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo3TchUQM1w[/youtube]

Granted, it’s a baby zebrafish thinking it, and granted, the thought was something aking to ‘ooh, look, fudz, NOM!’, but still. Quite the stunning image.

Now, what am I having for lunch?

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Reference:

Full study published in Current Biology

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