It seems our brains are never truly quiet. We dream when we are asleep, and in sensory deprivation experiments, participants start hallucinating within 15 minutes. Where does this spontaneous activity in our brains come from?

Exploradio Origins: What Causes Spontaneous Activity in the Brain

Exploradio Origins ponders the biggest questions in the universe in 90 seconds. Each episode highlights the work of one of the more than 200 fellows at the Institute for the Science of Origins at Case Western Reserve University. Their research examines the origins of life, the universe, and the strands that connect all of science.Exploradio Origins is a collaboration between WKSU and the Institute for the Science of Origins.

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Exploradio Origins: What Causes Spontaneous Activity in the Brain

Exploradio Origins: What Causes Spontaneous Activity in the Brain