Oh that chaotic brain of ours ...

Isn't it wonderful the imagery that 'science' writers have brought to science news:

The brain appears to process information more chaotically than has long been assumed.

Oh, my, should I be concerned?

"It was previously thought that neurotransmitters are only released at synapses," points out Dr. Dirk Dietrich at Bonn University. "But our findings indicate that this is not the case."

Imagine that, those neurotransmitters and synapses just aren't performing as we thought they aught.

If this hypothesis is correct, the accepted scientific understanding of the way neurons communicate, which has prevailed for over a hundred years, will have to be revised.

A hundred years?

Oh, well. If Bush and the Repugs have their way the next findings 'of huge significance' that may 'explode fundamental notions' could take a thousand years. Sometime after the Second Dark Age, should humanity survive that long.

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Quotes from: Brain Works More Chaotically Than Previously Thought
NOTE: In case my irreverent representation above may lead some to think I am denigrating the content or construction of the article, that is not the case. The article is quite well written and easy to follow.