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Mind and Brain
How the Brain Is Computing the Mind A Conversation With Ed Boyden [2.12.16] *The history of science has shown us that you need the tools first. Then you get the data. Then you can make the theory. Then you can achieve understanding.* ED BOYDEN is a professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the MIT McGovern Institute. He leads the Synthetic Neurobiology Group. Ed Boyden's *Edge *Bio Page /.../
belief in punitive gods
Rise of human civilization tied to belief in punitive gods Long-distance strangers who share certain religious beliefs more likely to create societal bonds, study suggests BY BRUCE BOWER 1:00PM, FEBRUARY 10, 2016 [image: Egyptian Book of the Dead] *GODS’ WRATH* Beliefs in all-knowing, punitive gods helped turn hunter-gatherer groups into large civilizations, a new study suggests. Here, a papyrus manuscript from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead shows a line of Egyptian gods (top) ready to judge whether the dead Theban scribe Ani should be admitted to the afterlife or sent to the... mais »
Brain and Taser shock
TASER SHOCK DISRUPTS BRAIN FUNCTION, HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICE INTERROGATIONS February 4, 2016 More than two million citizens have been Tased by police as Taser stun guns have become one of the preferred less-lethal weapons by police departments across the United States during the past decade. But what does that 50,000-volt shock do to a person's brain? Despite widespread adoption by law enforcement – stun guns are now used in 17,000 police departments – little is known about exactly how the shocks affect individuals’ cognitive functioning, or, more specifically, how receiving an e... mais »
AD costs
L’Alzheimer fera bientôt exploser les coûts de la santé Le prochain lancement de plusieurs médicaments qui modifieront l’évolution de cette forme de démence va poser un problème d’accès à ces traitements onéreux Les coûts de la maladie d’Alzheimer sont aujourd’hui le plus souvent supportés par les proches des malades qui réduisent leur temps de travail pour s’occuper d’un parent atteint. A un stade plus avancé, l’assurance maladie ne couvre qu’une partie des frais de séjour dans un EMS par exemple./.../
Saúde Urbana POA
*Saúde urbana e indicadores intraurbanos do Programa dasNações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) - três relatosem Porto Alegre: resultados, limitações e potencialidadesUrban health and the intra-urban indicators of the UnitedNations Development Program (UNDP) - three reportsfrom Porto Alegre: results, potentialities and limitations* *Maria Inês Azambuja1,2, Ramona Fernanda Ceriotti Toassi3,4, Roger dos Santos Rosa1,2, João Henrique Godinho Kolling5 , Alzira Maria Baptista Lewgoy6,7* *RESUMO * *Introdução:* Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) são uma iniciativa das N... mais »
Transparência Internacional
Petrobrás é o segundo maior escândalo de corrupção do mundo, aponta Transparência Internacional POR FAUSTO MACEDO E FERNANDA YONEYA 10/02/2016, 22h15 36 - - - - - Organização Não Governamental sediada em Berlim promoveu pesquisa pela internet e verificou que esquema de propinas na estatal brasileira, descoberto na Operação Lava Jato, só perde para ex-presidente ucraniano/.../ [image: petrolista]
Ondas Gravitacionais
Cientistas confirmam ondas gravitacionais *Por: Maddie Stone* 11 de fevereiro de 2016 às 14:17 [image: ondas gravitacionais (4)] Físicos estão à caça de ondas gravitacionais – pequenas vibrações no tecido do espaço-tempo – desde que Albert Einstein previu a existência delas há um século. Ondas gravitacionais existem, e finalmente foram encontradas por cientistas. *>>> Por que os cientistas estão tão ansiosos para encontrar ondas gravitacionais* É isso o que dizem pesquisadores do LIGO (Observatório de Ondas Gravitacionais por Interferômetro Laser), que vêm trabalhando há semanas pa... mais »
To Save New Brain Cells
Today's *encore* selection - from 'How To Save New Brain Cells' by Tracy J. Shors. The brain can grow new neurons, but these disappear unless cognitively challenged: "Fresh neurons arise in the brain every day. ... Recent work, albeit mostly in rats, indicates that learning enhances the survival of new neurons in the adult brain. And the more engaging and challenging the problem, the greater the number of neurons that stick around. These neurons are then presumably available to aid in situations that tax the mind. It seems, then, that a mental workout can buff up the brain, much as... mais »
German Angst
Germans are worriers. We can hardly go one day without suffering existential anxiety and we hate change. It’s even got a name: “German angst.” It’s real. The Unisys Security Index, based on a bi-annual survey of national, financial, Internet and personal security, currently shows a value of 146 out of a possible 300 points for Germany. In comparison: Great Britain’s at 103 on the angst scale, while Holland is only at 66.The Germans are driven by a feeling of permanent threat. To counteract this, they invented the welfare state, accept things like a reform backlog and spend billions... mais »
Buraco Negro gigante
*feixe gigantesco de radiação* Uma nova imagem impressionante mostra um feixe gigantesco de radiação atirando para o espaço a partir de um buraco negro supermassivo. De acordo com astrônomos, o jato de partículas é três vezes maior do que o diâmetro da Via Láctea. [image: Contrajato, buraco negro, jato, lóbulos de rádio, ponto azul brilhante] 300 mil anos-luz A imagem foi composta com dados de raios-X (em azul) coletados com o Observatório de Raios-X Chandra da NASA, em combinação com dados de rádio (em vermelho) do Telescope Array Compact, na Austrália. Nela, vemos a galáxia chamada P...mais »
Neuroscience
A quartet of complementary brain booksby vaughanbell Last night I taught a two hour class called 'Navigating Neuroscience' for the *Guardian Masterclass* series and I had the interesting challenge of coming up with a two hour course on some key concepts to help people make better sense of brain science, how it's discussed, and its changing place in society. As part of that, I recommended some books to give interested non-specialists a good critical introduction. I added a book after hearing some of the questions and I've included the list below. I've mentioned some of them before on ... mais »
Mouth Microbioma
NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE A Blog by Ed Yong The Forest In Your Mouth POSTED MON, 01/25/2016 The study of the human microbiome—the booming and much-hyped quest to understand the microbes that share our bodies—began in the mouth. Specifically, it began with dental plaque. In 1683, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, the first human ever to see bacteria, became the first human ever to see *his own bacteria*. Untrained as a scholar but insatiably curious, he removed some of the thick plaque at the bottom of his teeth and examined it with his own hand-crafted microscopes. He saw multitudes of livin... mais »
Flu and AF
*Recomendado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinart Azambuja* February 08, 2016 Influenza Infection Linked to Increased Afib Risk - itter - linkedin - google - Email - Print [image: Increased risk of atrial fibrillation can be reduced with influenza vaccination] Increased risk of atrial fibrillation can be reduced with influenza vaccination HealthDay News — Influenza infection is associated with increased odds of atrial fibrillation (AF), which can be reduced through vaccination, according to a study published online February 1 in *Heart Rhythm*. Ting-Yung Chang, MD, from the T... mais »
Cigana...
*História sobre Fotografia, Bortolo Achutti (nosso pai), Luiz Eduardo Robinson Achutti (nosso filho), e coincidências...*Hoje me deparei com uma foto feita pelo meu pai, aí pela década de 1930, conhecida desde que eu era criança - ao me deleitar vendo as fotos que ele tirava e colecionava. Era de uma cigana que ele fotografara por ter se encantado com o sorriso dela. O nome dela era Rosita e estavam acampados num terreno baldio, em cima de um barranco, na frente de nossa casa na Rua Marechal Floriano em Santa Maria. Minha irmã Lia Maria, conheceu a cigana e lembrava do nome dela. Bas... mais »
SCHOPENHAUER'S ARGUMENTS
*SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT* Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher. These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first translated into English and published in 1896. Schopenhauer's 38 ways to win an argument are: 1. Carry your opponent's proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it. The more general your opponent's statement becomes, the more objections you can find against it. The more restricted and narrow his or her propositions remain, the easier they are to defend by him or he...mais »
gravitational waves
After 100 years, scientists are finally closing in on Einstein’s ripplesArs goes inside ground zero of the search for gravitational waves. by Eric Berger - Feb 4, 2016 11:00am BRST LIVINGSTON, La.—The rain began to fall as Joe Giaime and I scrambled down a lonely rise, back toward the observatory’s main building. It wasn’t so much rain as a hard mist, characteristic of the muggy weather southern Louisiana often sees in January when moisture rolls inland from the Gulf of Mexico. As gray clouds fell like a shroud over the loblolly pines all a
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