Neurological videos and articles

Videos
I. Endorphins
The brain releases it's own natural morphine called endorphins; these endorphins respond to pain. Our endorphins have identical recognition sites, meaning that our endorphins invoke a similar response as heroine. Our endorphins also effect many other bodily functions are are neurotransmitters, or chemical messages that jump the synapse between the information-receiving part of the neuron, or dendrites.

II. Hormones and the Environment
Hypnoses happens in the cortex with a change in the pattern of brain waves. Brain waves occur through this process: neurons, with dendrites attached (which receive information), send messages to other neurons along axons which are covered by an insulating myelin sheath. When the message reaches a synapse, a neurotransmitter must jump this gap between the neurons. After the neuron receives a certain amount of information (threshold), it has an action potential, sending the message to other neurons. In hypnotism, we can choose which waves we recognize and which we ignore.

Articles
I. Social Relations (Brain Style)
Mirror neurons are a group of neurons in the premotor cortex; they interpret other's actions. Basically, it's where you get your intuitiveness from. It's also why moods are "contagious;" if you see a person laughing or smiling, the mirror neurons in your brain related to laughing or smiling activate, causing you to feel what you perceive they are. The function of these neurons have been linked to autism; they have trouble interpretting the actions of others, making interaction difficult. Their mirror neurons are weaker.

II. Memories are Made of These
Ok. So a group of people were shown clips from various TV shows, pictures of celebrities, etc. Neurologists monitored the neural pathways these clips activated. Later they asked the people to recall some of the video clips; the same neural pathways activated and activated about a second and a half before the person actually recalled it, allowing the neurologists to know which clip/photo they were remembering. This indicates that memory involves the activation of specific neurons in the hippocampus.