Evidence suggests early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf's lab used organoids to make fundamental discoveries about human brain development.

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@kate

OMG this is, as you say, staggeringly serious: (from the abstract) “Scientists have now confirmed that the most abundant form of plastic in the Atlantic is in the form of nanoplastics, smaller than a micrometer. These particles are everywhere: in rain, rivers, and even the air. They may already be infiltrating entire ecosystems, including the human brain, and researchers say prevention—not cleanup—is our only hope.” 😐
Prevention! What hope is there of that? We’re doomed!

#Prevention #PublicHealth #Plastics #MicroPlastics #Nanoplastics #ecosystems #humanBrains #ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses

Russian Scientists First in the World to Connect Rat Brain to Artificial Intelligence

The groundbreaking experiment enables a rat to answer questions using AI, with the potential for future human brain connectivity.

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

Recent fossil finds suggest that big brains weren't an evolutionary asset to our ancestors but evolved by accident – and are likely to shrink again in the near future

New Scientist
Human brains are getting bigger, here’s why that’s good news

A team from the University of California Davis analyzed 75 years' worth of brain changes between generations.

Talker
Genetics may protect against disease linked to eating human brains

Remote tribes in Papua New Guinea were ravaged in the 20th century by kuru, which was spread when people ate their dead relatives as part of funeral rituals – but some individuals may have had genetic resistance to the condition

New Scientist
Computer chips in human brains: How Americans view the technology amid recent advances

More than half of U.S. adults (56%) said that widespread use of brain chips to enhance cognitive function would be a bad idea for society.

Pew Research Center
Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US
Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for calamitous, rapidly spreading parasite.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/09/worm-that-jumps-from-rats-to-slugs-to-human-brains-has-invaded-southeast-us/ #Worm #jumps #rats #slugs #HumanBrains #Southeast #US #ratlungworm #parasite
Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US

Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for calamitous, rapidly spreading parasite.

Ars Technica
The only reason I can think of - other than to illegally obtain samples for #Histology studies - to buy #HumanBrains on #BlackMarket is to eat
I think we are at the tip of the iceberg of a great scandal.
Well, they may be needed to feed the #aLiens from #Mussolini's #UFO.

Insect brains are much smaller and simpler than human brains, but they have some surprising similarities. Insects and humans have specialized brain regions for processing sensory information, learning and memory, and social behavior. They also share some common genes and neurotransmitters that regulate brain function. Insect brains can help us understand how our own brains evolved and worked. #insectbrains

#humanbrains #neuroscience https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-similar-are-insect-brains-to-human-brains

How Similar Are Insect Brains to Human Brains?

A fly's brain can tell us a lot about insect intelligence and maybe a thing or two about our own.

Discover Magazine