#Spinor #Geometry may be the way forward for a #Grand #Unified #Theory : Medium
Is #AI Making Our #Brains #Weaker? : Time
Did the last common #Ancestor of #Humans and #Apes #Walk like a #Gorilla? A new #Study offers a #Clue : Sci Am
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🎮📈 #Games tap into how #brains naturally learn through experimentation, feedback, and visible progress.
Drawing on #neuroscience and self-determination theory, here's an explanation of the dopamine-driven anticipation loop, the power of “competence signals,” and why safe failure builds deeper understanding.
👉 https://bigthink.com/mind-behavior/why-your-brain-loves-games-and-how-to-use-that-to-your-advantage/
#learning #motivation #psychology #education #productivity #gaming #brain #selfimprovement #play
How to spot the subtle thinking pattern that can accelerate dementia
https://www.sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/negative-thinking-dementia
A Science Focus article by Dean Burnett, which explores the evidence linking negative thinking with the onset of dementia.
The fascinating science of pleasure goes way beyond dopamine
https://psyche.co/ideas/the-fascinating-science-of-pleasure-goes-way-beyond-dopamine
Dean Burnett writes for Psyche Magazine about a particular bugbear of his; the mainstream misunderstanding of dopamine and its link to pleasure
🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/fatherhood-dramatically-rewires-your-brain-scans-reveal
#fatherhood #neuroscience #parenting #science #mentalhealth #biology #research #family #childdevelopment #parenthood
"ketamine works on depression within minutes of infusion, lasting multiple days, if not weeks... amazing that it was classified as an anesthetic... twice as good as SSRI standards of care... leads to new formation of synapse, underlying sustaining mechanisms..."
Why I Don't Think Neuralink Will Ever Be Profitable
https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-think-neuralink-will-ever?r=24oxwv
Dean Burnett explores the most recent claims of Elon Musk's 'Neuralink', and spots the cracks in the stance that 'brain chips' are commercially viable product
This Article Is More Powerful Than The Human Brain
https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/this-article-is-more-powerful-than?r=24oxwv
Dean Burnett explores the constant notion that something is 'more powerful than the human brain', and reveals just how unclear such a claim really is.
📚 📈#Words continue to evolve: Why #language, #memes, and #brains follow the #logic of #evolution 🧬🧠
📽 https://youtu.be/M2qiVz95ZYk
📎 https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/12/25/naturalistic-view/
#DanielDennett #PhilosophyOfMind #CognitiveScience #Memetics #CulturalEvolution #TheoryOfEvolution #Consciousness #ArtificialIntelligence #AGI #Neuroscience #ComputationalNeuroscience #Zoomposium #SelfAndIdentity #MindAndBrain #Naturalism #Functionalism #Embodiment #InformationTheory #ScienceCommunication
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