Power of thought. Well come to you tomorrow today with an exploration of the human brain and the world of thought. Our brains are constantly working take fission for example we see football a shot to the right. The ball is our range. Our eyes take in what we see that information is passed by the optic nerve to other parts of the brain in the form of electrical signals these signals can pass through the brains neurons at a speed of up to 120 meters a 2nd. At the connection linking one neuron to another the signal has to bridge the tiny gap known as the snap tick left before continuing on. There is no one central location. In the brain where a thought is developed we think by an entire network of neurons distributed across the brain. So detecting a single thought isnt easy but computers are learning to do just that. Getting ready to play a very special computer game one that doesnt require the use of your hands a game that soley powered by. Its really interesting to try this out for myse
And all the rest of it. Weve got to prepare for no deal. The home secretary is examining how the families of Police Officers killed or injured on duty can be better supported after the death of pc Andrew Harper in berkshire. A suicide bomb attack on a wedding in the afghan capital, kabul, kills more than 60 people and injures 200 others. Thousands of homes lose power moments after the three remaining cooling towers at didcot power station in 0xfordshire are demolished. And foreign correspondents based in london give an outsiders view of events in the uk, in this weeks dateline thats in half an hour. Good morning. Riot police have cleared roads in hong kong after a brief stand off with pro democracy protesters, as the political crisis in the city continues into its 11th week. This is the scene live in hong kong at the moment. Protesters are preparing to march from Victoria Park to chater garden, without official permisson from the authorities. 0ur china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell se
Nhs and no deal preparations. This week he lent to the International Stage meeting europes top two power brokers, but without a deal in sight. He wants them to know parliament wont stop brexit and this weekend again warned mps from doing that. Writing, the so called effo rts doing that. Writing, the so called efforts to prevent no deal are in fa ct efforts to prevent no deal are in fact making no deal more likely. But todays sunday times leak of classical classified documents showing their contingency plans for ano showing their contingency plans for a no deal make for painful reading. A risk the country should not be taken, according to a former head of the Civil Service who now advises labour and has called for a second brexit referendum. Part of serving the government of the day is to give them honest advice of the risks. In my personal view, these risks are com pletely my personal view, these risks are completely insane for this country to be taking. In the Cabinet Office document
The major power cut across the uk earlier this month was sparked by a Lightning Strike and the sudden loss of two big generators. Its emerged Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his new yorkjail cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Manchester uniteds unsettled star paul pogba misses a penalty as his side are held to a draw at wolves. And coming up. We hear from the chicken connoisseur on the decision to put anti knife slogans on chicken takeaway food boxes. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The irish Prime Minister, leo varadakar, has rejected a fresh demand by borisjohnson for the eu to remove the irish backstop from the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. In a letter to the European Council president , donald tusk, mrjohnson said that it was anti democratic and inconsistent with the sovereignty of the uk, and suggested that alternative arrangements could replace it. The uk and the eu had agreed on the backstop as