Chicago Brain Buddies

01/09/2023

Shabbat Shalom from Black Rock City!

01/09/2023

https://fb.watch/mM_BiGxFIs/?mibextid=UVffzb

05/08/2023

When did you decide to look at this post? 😁

This ground-breaking research suggests that the Libet paradigm may not be the definitive answer to the complex question of human free will.

21/07/2023

This is consistent with my life experience!

Researchers propose a fresh perspective on systems consolidation, the process by which certain memories are moved from the hippocampus to the neocortex for long-term storage.

23/06/2023

I search the internet therefore I am. 😁

The findings further our understanding of self-awareness and consciousness.

07/01/2023

After all these years we're still identifying new parts! 😁

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-uncovered-a-whole-new-layer-of-brain-anatomy

30/11/2022

Toxoplasma Gondii famously makes nice fall in love with cats who then eat them. They may also make wolves leaders❣️

A study of 26 years' worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, has shown that infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes wolves 46 times more likely to become a pack leader.

07/11/2022

"When people are worried they'd rather have someone who's strong and wrong than weak and right." Agree?

Those who feel they lack personal control over their lives tend to prefer a culture that imposes order. In turn, these "tighter" cultures perpetuate their existence by reducing a person's sense of individual control and increase their sense of collective control.

07/11/2022

Ever watch the series "The OA?

1 in 5 people who receive CPR report lucid experiences of death while they are seemingly unconscious and on the brink of death. The lucid experiences appear to be different from hallucinations, dreams, illusions, and delusions. Researchers found during these experiences the brain has heightened acti...

05/10/2022

The doctor who discovered CTE explains why Tua Tagovailoa should take his 30 million dollars and walk away from the NFL.

He wants Tua to retire

27/09/2022

"Truth" is not what gets reported but what gets repeated.
https://neurosciencenews.com/long-term-memories-repetition-21523/

20/09/2022

They teach us about fairness, policing now the magic of touch. 😊

Female macaques appear to form an attachment to their infants via tactile sensations of their soft textures rather than on other cues, including sight and sound.

18/09/2022

Surprise, surprise, surprise! Cannabis users are motivated to seek pleasure and have fun! 😂

Cannabis users show no difference in motivation for rewards, pleasure from rewards, or the brain's response to reward-seeking than non-cannabis users.

10/06/2022

One case does not a study make. Nonetheless... 😀

https://www.livescience.com/first-ever-scan-of-dying-brain

The accidental finding was made when a man suddenly died during a routine brain scan.

26/05/2022

25/05/2022

In patients with low baseline dopamine levels some drugs can increase emotional awareness. And those with high baseline levels the same dose of the same drugs will make emotions harder for them to identify. WTF?

The level of dopamine in the brain may have an impact on emotional recognition in those with Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, a new study reports.

14/05/2022

Were I a painter, this would be a fun project! https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/the-polish-artist-stanislaw-witkiewicz-made-portraits-while-on-different-psychoactive-drugs.html

10/05/2022

I am famed in my family for forgetting unpleasantness.. It appears there's a neurobiological mechanism for that! 😀

The entire process happens below our consciousness, suppressing unwanted memories so that they never surface to awareness.

10/05/2022

Really good sh !

https://neurosciencenews.com/f***l-transplants-aging-20522/

Transplanting f***l microbiota from young mice to older mice reversed hallmark signs of aging in the gut, brains, and eyes. Transplanting the f***l microbiota from old to young mice had the reverse effect, inducing inflammation in the brain and depleting a key protein associated with healthy vision.

05/05/2022

Does this surprise you? 😁

A newly discovered brain circuit allows us to focus attention on what's important in the environment and ignore other sensory stimuli.

18/03/2022

I'd call them "cerebrenados!" 🤣

Did you know you have tiny tunnels in your head? That's OK, no one else did either until recently! But that's exactly what a team of medical researchers confirmed in mice and humans in 2018 – tiny channels that connect skull bone marrow to the lini

22/12/2021

The virus that causes COVID-19 can cause strokes, inflammation, oxygen deprivation and infection in the brain. And each of these may lead to long-term neurological problems.