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35 votes
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Menthol inhalation may boost cognitive ability in Alzheimer’s
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Researchers were able to isolate the brain from the rest of the body of a pig, and kept it alive and functioning for five hours
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What causes fainting? Scientists finally have an answer.
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"Both studies ... sought to pin down how many times the human brain oscillates in and out of focus per minute."
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Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time
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Increasingly, scientists are taking note of the many indications that insects exhibit consciousness-like phenomena
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Evidence for bias of genetic ancestry in resting state functional MRI
Conference paper: Evidence For Bias Of Genetic Ancestry In Resting State Functional MRI [blocked] Preprint (not peer-reviewed): Evidence for Bias of Genetic Ancestry in Resting State Functional...
Conference paper: Evidence For Bias Of Genetic Ancestry In Resting State Functional MRI
[blocked]Preprint (not peer-reviewed): Evidence for Bias of Genetic Ancestry in Resting State Functional MRI
[not blocked]Someone posted this on Reddit. It purports to be a study which shows that it is possible to identify a person's genetic ancestry (in other words, their "race") by observing their brain activity.
Thereby, we demonstrated that genetic ancestry is encoded in the functional connectivity pattern of the brain at rest. We hypothesize that these observed differences are a result of known ethnicity-related variations in head and brain morphology
This feels problematic, in that it gives support to the racist idea that different "races" think differently. But I don't know enough myself to believe this study or debunk it. I present it for more knowledgeable people than myself to dissect and discuss.
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In brain’s electrical ripples, markers for memories appear
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Why do people faint?
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Robert Sapolsky: Are humans just another primate?
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A magician explains why we see what’s not there
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How the body and mind talk to one another to understand the world
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The case for transmissible Alzheimer's grows
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How to rapidly image entire brains at nanoscale resolution
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Brain scans show social exclusion creates jihadists, say researchers
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The first “social network” of brains lets three people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads.
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What makes a human brain unique? A newly discovered neuron may be a clue
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A gene for our big brains was rescued from DNA garbage bin
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What does immersing yourself in a book do to your brain?
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To remember, the brain must actively forget
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Researchers create first artificial human prion
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Can you overdose on happiness? The science and philosophy of deep brain stimulation.
6 votes