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Dec 23, 2018
Your Brain Is Constantly Searching for Problems to Fix
Posted by Mary Jain in category: neuroscience
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It turns out that a quirk in the way human brains process information means that when something becomes rare, we sometimes see it in more places than ever.
Think of a “neighborhood watch” made up of volunteers who call the police when they see anything suspicious. Imagine a new volunteer who joins the watch to help lower crime in the area. When they first start volunteering, they raise the alarm when they see signs of serious crimes, like assault or burglary.
Let’s assume these efforts help and, over time, assaults and burglaries become rarer in the neighborhood. What would the volunteer do next? One possibility is that they would relax and stop calling the police. After all, the serious crimes they used to worry about are a thing of the past.
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Dec 22, 2018
What to eat for brain health as you age
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: food, health, neuroscience
Dec 22, 2018
Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory About Our Universe Will Melt Your Brain
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in categories: cosmology, neuroscience, physics
Nope. Too late already. It’s been molten long ago already ha…
Groundbreaking physicist Stephen Hawking left us one last shimmering piece of brilliance before he died: his final paper, detailing his last theory on the origin of the Universe, co-authored with Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven.
The paper, published in the Journal of High Energy Physics in May, puts forward that the Universe is far less complex than current multiverse theories suggest.
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Dec 21, 2018
Neural Stem Cells Grown From Blood Could Revolutionize Medicine
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience, quantum physics
New nerve cells represent a quantum jump for regenerative therapy.
Unlike other reprogrammed stem cells, these can continue to multiply in a lab.
Dec 21, 2018
Guitarist plays through brain surgery
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Dec 21, 2018
Scientists Find A Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: health, neuroscience
Specialized Cells In Eye Linked To Mood Regions In Brain : Shots — Health News Research suggests the winter blues are triggered by specialized light-sensing cells in the retina that communicate directly with brain areas involved in mood.
Dec 20, 2018
Ira Pastor — Ayersville Schools Discussion — Bioquark Inc.
Posted by Ira S. Pastor in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, business, DNA, futurism, genetics, health, life extension, neuroscience
Had a great time with my regenerative biology Q&A session with Ayersville (Ohio, USA) Schools 2nd graders and high school advanced anatomy class — so happy to see kids out there that are interested in these topics at such a young age — creating the future, one mind at a time — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_uu9f7nafc
Tags: Alzheimer's, anti-aging, bioquantine, bioquark, biotech, cancer, diabetes, health, ira pastor, Life extension, reanima, regenerage, regeneration, regenerative, SCI, science, TBI, wellness
Dec 20, 2018
What if consciousness is just a product of our non-conscious brain?
Posted by Xavier Rosseel in category: neuroscience
‘’If we are indeed “subjects of unconscious authoring” then continuing to characterise psychological states in terms of being conscious and non-conscious is unhelpful. It constrains the theoretical understanding of psychological processes. ‘’
If consciousness is a by-product of our brains’ nonconscious processes, where does that leave us?
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Dec 18, 2018
Breakthrough ultrasound treatment to reverse dementia moves to human trials
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
An extraordinarily promising new technique using ultrasound to clear the toxic protein clumps thought to cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is moving to the first phase of human trials next year. The innovative treatment has proven successful across several animal tests and presents an exciting, drug-free way to potentially battle dementia.