High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421163341.htm

New from Wired

Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception
A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain receives.

"A team of scientists has identified areas of the brain that are activated when a person becomes aware of themself and their thoughts. "

Neurologists locate present-at-hand in the brain.

#neurology #Heidegger #cognition
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-think-theyve-found-the-brain-region-that-regulates-conscious-perception/

Creating Solutions to The Meaning Crisis

There is a reason you feel lost in a toxic culture.

Introducing Dr. John Vervaeke:

John Vervaeke, PhD is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.

Watch THIS Series --> https://videos.trom.tf/w/p/7iqkxh8CVh3NugEj7qtJ3x?playlistPosition=1
#vervaeke #meaning #meaningcrisis #psychology #cognition

A recent study called into question creatine's value for supporting muscle growth. Here's a new summary of creatine's role in supporting the brain's immune system:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-modern-brain/202504/the-new-neuroscience-of-creatine-for-brain-health

and a summary from last year of the relationship between creatine and migraine headaches:

https://migrainebuddy.com/the-connection-between-migraine-and-creatine-levels/

From now through May 11, you can use this link to get the audio version of my book Neuroqueer Heresies for 50% off!

#books #audiobooks #neuroqueer #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #queer #autism #autistic #psychology #cognition #consciousness #bodymind

https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/626676/neuroqueer-heresies-notes-on-the-neurodiversity-paradigm-autistic-empowerment-and-postnormal-possibilities?refId=189751

Effectuer un effort mental ne serait pas la plus agréable des expériences.

Découvrez tous les détails dans le nouvel épisode du #podcast #LaTêteDansLeCerveau : https://soundcloud.com/latetedanslecerveau/numero311

Et les références scientifiques : https://cervenargo.hypotheses.org/7618

#neurosciences #vulgarisation #cerveau #science #effort #réflexion #effortmental #cognition #négatif #aversion #réfléchir

Merci pour vos écoutes et partages

Study links a child's early #social environment to the development of the #brain

#cognition #anthropology #lifehistory

https://www.science.org/content/article/early-experiences-shape-brain-s-communication-superhighways-affect-cognition

#Evolution #Neuroscience #Cognition - Crows recognize geometric regularity - "The crows exhibited a geometric regularity effect, showing better performance with shapes featuring right angles, parallel lines, or symmetry over more irregular shapes. This performance advantage did not require learning. Our findings suggest that geometric intuitions are not specific to humans but are deeply rooted in biological evolution." - Philipp Schmidbauer et al., Crows recognize geometric regularity.Sci. Adv.11,eadt3718(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adt3718 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt3718

The risk is real, very real:
#llm #genai #chatbot #cognition #futurism

https://futurism.com/cognitive-decay-ai

Here's the official info on the new Bachelor of Science program in Psychedelic Studies that I helped to create (and will be teaching in) at California Institute of Integral Studies.

#psychedelics #psychology #consciousness #cognition #academia #education #therapy #mind #psychedelicresearch

https://www.ciis.edu/academics/continuing-undergraduate-programs/bachelor-science-psychedelic-studies

Dans le prochain épisode de #LaTêteDansLeCerveau, je parle d'une étude qui semble montrer que réfléchir serait particulièrement désagréable !

A écouter demain, dès 17h dans le #podcast : https://soundcloud.com/latetedanslecerveau

#neurosciences #vulgarisation #cerveau #science #effort #réflexion #effortmental #cognition #négatif #aversion #réfléchir

Merci pour vos partages

North Carolina State University: New Technique Overcomes Spurious Correlations Problem in AI. “AI models often rely on ‘spurious correlations,’ making decisions based on unimportant and potentially misleading information. Researchers have now discovered these learned spurious correlations can be traced to a very small subset of the training data and have demonstrated a technique that […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/08/north-carolina-state-university-new-technique-overcomes-spurious-correlations-problem-in-ai/

Article in the SF Chronicle about the new Bachelor of Science program in Psychedelic Studies launching this fall at California Institute of Integral Studies.

I helped to create the program and I'll be part of the faculty.

#psychedelics #psychology #consciousness #cognition #mind #academia

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/california-institute-integral-studies-psychedelic-20238857.php

A study of 88 individuals aged 20-65 found that cognitive ability--specifically working memory, executive control, and perceptual reasoning--generally were more important than experience for computer use. The effects are task--specific, however. Task success for spreadsheets depended primarily on experience, and for information search, depended primarily on cognitive abilities.

Summary: https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-a-lack-of-intelligence-not-training-may-be-why-people-struggle-with-computers/

Original paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S107158192400137X

Listening habits and effects of background music in people with and without ADHD
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1508181/full
#ycombinator #cognition #ADHD #attention #background_music #music_listening_habits #subjective_effect #arousal #musical_emotions

Listening habits&subjective effects of background music in young adults ± ADHD
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1508181/full
#ycombinator #cognition #ADHD #attention #background_music #music_listening_habits #subjective_effect #arousal #musical_emotions

Separate but similar evolution of brain structures in intelligent birds and mammals:

https://www.quantamagazine.org/intelligence-evolved-at-least-twice-in-vertebrate-animals-20250407/

Pretty interesting study on nontrivial #compositionality in #bonobos -- a 'uniquely human' language feature

#languageevolution #greatapes #primatecommunication #anthropology #cognition

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv1170

Could quantum entanglement explain heightened states of consciousness?

Evidence of quantum-entangled higher states of consciousness. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.03.001

CSBJ Quantum Biology & Biophotonics: https://www.csbj.org/qbio

#introduction

Studied linguist and cognitive scientist who transformed into a software engineer.

Interested in #Anthropology, #Nutrition, #Sports, #Cognition and #Psychology, #Japanese, #Literature, #Minimalism or rather #Simplification.

I enjoy making #Music and writing things #writing. It’s the little things that matter.