life-sciences

Cognitive Neuroscience

The neural basis of cognition — working memory capacity limits, attentional selection networks, cortical oscillations, mirror neuron firing, and experience-dependent neuroplasticity.

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Cognitive neuroscience bridges psychology and neurobiology, seeking to understand how neural circuits give rise to perception, memory, attention, and social cognition. From the prefrontal cortex's role in holding information online to the rhythmic oscillations that bind distributed neural populations, the field reveals the machinery behind thought itself.

These simulations let you explore working memory capacity constraints, attentional filtering networks, neural oscillation synchronization, mirror neuron activation during action observation, and synaptic plasticity mechanisms — all with real-time interactive controls grounded in peer-reviewed neuroscience.

5 interactive simulations

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Attention Network Selection Model

Simulate attentional filtering — explore how signal strength, distractor count, and top-down bias shape the selection of relevant stimuli

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Mirror Neuron Activation Model

Simulate mirror neuron firing — explore how action observation, motor familiarity, and social context modulate the mirror system response

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Neural Oscillation & Brainwave Synchrony

Simulate cortical oscillations — explore how frequency bands, phase coupling, and amplitude modulation produce EEG rhythms linked to cognition

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Neuroplasticity & Synaptic Strength

Simulate experience-dependent neuroplasticity — explore how learning rate, spike timing, and repetition drive long-term synaptic potentiation and depression

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Working Memory Capacity Model

Simulate working memory capacity — explore how chunk size, rehearsal rate, and decay time limit the number of items held in conscious awareness