Scientists discover a surprising brain benefit of eating peanuts every day https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261030003001.htm
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Six popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261028234238.htm
#health #brain #BrainHealth #aging #nutrition
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Even a “complete simulation” of a fruit fly brain would be no more than an approximation. I think you mean “emulation” and I agree.
The simple reason is that we do not know scientifically all of necessary and sufficient functional mechanisms of consciousness, nor consciousness’s functional role in “intelligence” (which we also have trouble describing). If, and only if we we did, we would (given the right tools) be able to replicate it functionally (in principle) using computation.
Specifically, I refer to a Universal Turing Machine (UTM) and the Church-Turing Thesis (the foundational principle of all computer science). EVEN THEN, there are computational problems that cannot be proved to be solvable by a UTM (e.g., the Halting Problem) and we don’t know what, if any role they play in consciousness.
Bottom line for me: we are going to need a revolution in each of the sciences of psychoneurophysics, mathematical logic, and theory of computation before we can begin to talk about replicating consciousness in a machine.
Less than 42 minutes of bright daylight linked to higher dementia risk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261028232707.htm
#environment #daylight #health #brain #BrainHealth #dementia
Millions take fish oil for brain health. A two-year study found no benefit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261020085427.htm
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Understanding Brain Aging and Dementia: A Life Course Approach by Lawrence J. Whalley, 2015
Lawrence J. Whalley unlocks the mysteries of brain functionality, illuminating the processes that affect the brain during aging, the causes behind these changes, and effective coping strategies.
#books#nonfiction#ageing#aging#brain#dementia
#3GoodThings (#SF & the #brain)
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Was @ #UCSF yesterday & learned a bunch of cool things about the #brain & vision, specifically visual processing, which happens (from what I understand) in the occipital lobe. This info. will find its way into my WIP on #gardening.
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Walked 8 miles each day. The beauty of the bay & the bridges never ceases to amaze me, aka gives my brain a nice shot of #serotonin.
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Being a student again & having the best #neurologists share their time & expertise.
Human #brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds
A new study found brain is two separate organs adjacent to one another. Finding could aid research into #neurological diseases.
Human brain consists of two ancient nervous systems packaged together — more primitive part that regulates our hearts’ beating, our breathing and other functions, and another that makes us distinctly human, capable of poetry, mathematics and wondering about our own origins.
🧠🧐The Failed #Theories of #Humanity – From #Freud to #Brain Research
Is free will just an #illusion, or did the #neurosciences make their promises a bit too hastily?
Listen now on #Spotify and all major #podcast platforms! 🎧👇
https://open.spotify.com/episode/226vjIQR1mDNDpN9hjrQJs?si=LTZLWKARRH28BAfYkC-vJA
#Philosophy #Neuroscience #FreeWill #Freud #Copernicus #Darwin #BrainResearch #Science #Mindset #philosophies_de
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“Memory is fragile at first, more like wet cement than carved stone.”
Psychologist Michael Craig explores evidence that we retain information better when we take a moment of rest, compared with jumping straight into an absorbing task.
https://theconversation.com/your-brain-may-be-doing-its-most-important-work-when-you-think-youre-doing-nothing-291190
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The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from toxins and pathogens. An artificial sweetener popular with consumers may pose a threat to this essential line of defense. Read more from @ScienceAlert@flipboard.com:
https://flip.it/7cUAkE
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The #Propositions of #Mathematics — #Axiom, #Lemma, #Theorem, #Corollary, #Consequence, #Conjecture : Medium
How #Healthy is your #Brain? We now know how to find out : New Sci
#Computing in a #Memory with #Physics : Science
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#Children have borne the brunt of the #infections, making up >70% of confirmed cases. >80 children & adolescents have been hospitalized this year for complications like #pneumonia, which leaves patients gasping for air, & #brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including #blindness, #deafness & intellectual #disabilities. (There are NO treatments for #measles, though researchers are trying to develop them.)
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦇🧠 A 2021 study found #blind and sighted people can learn click #echolocation in just 10 weeks.
Follow up scans by #Durham University researchers showed structural changes in the #brain’s visual cortex. A separate 2025 study examined how 30 million years of echolocation #evolution shaped dolphin and whale brains.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-can-echolocate-and-it-changes-the-wiring-of-the-brain
#neuroplasticity #science #biology #humanbody #sound #adaptation #learning #neuroscience #dolphins #whales #disability #humans #animals #bats
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🔥🫁 Wildfire smoke carries particles and #toxic #chemicals that travel deep into #lungs, enter the bloodstream, and affect the #heart, #brain, and developing fetuses.
Researchers found that even moderate recurring #smoke exposure raises risks of #stroke, #cancer, and #autoimmune #disease. A #Stanford team projects 1.9 million excess deaths from #wildfire smoke in the #USA between 2026 and 2055.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/wildfire-smoke-can-attack-almost-every-part-of-your-body-not-just-your-lungs
#airquality #pm25 #publichealth #health #climate #climatechange #asthma #cardiovascular #environment #pregnancy #science
A team of scientists in Japan has identified the "seed" of a protein believed to trigger Alzheimer's disease, a discovery boosting hope for the development of a new therapy for the neurodegenerative condition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/21/japan/science-health/alzheimers-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #alzheimers #lecanemab #donanemab #health #medicine #dementia #brain
💁🏻♀️ TIL: Engineers at #PennState have developed a conductive #ink that works like face paint to create customizable electrodes for monitoring #heart, #muscle, and #brain activity.
The #water-based ink dries on #skin within minutes, conforms closely for more accurate readings, and can be washed off and reapplied. In tests, the sensors tracked #ECG for 12 hours and fed muscle signals to a robotic #prosthetic.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/colorful-paint-on-health-sensors/
#sensors #health #wearables #stem #ecg #emg #science #invention #engineering #biotech #tech #technology
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Mój mózg w nocy: Skoro Enderman umiera lub jest ranny od wody musi żywić się suchymi produktami, więc np. Suchym mlekiem, ale nie może jeść wielu rzeczy przez wodę, z drugiej strony umie nosić klocek z ziemią, a ziemia ma wodę, ale nie ma obrażeń, więc jak to działa?
Tak, oto mój mózg szukający działania Endermana i jego samego ciała jak ono powinno reagować na obecność wody, ale fakt, że umie trzymać ziemię powoduje więcej pytań
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Two significant revisions in SEP:
The Definition of Death, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/death-definition/
Philosophy of Technology, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/technology/
#sep #death #consciousness #afterlife #mind #brain #identity #person #life #technology #ai #computing #techne #moral #responsibilty #reason #filosofia #philosophy #medicine #risk #ethics