interpretations of experiences
New Approaches in Neuroscience Show It’s Not All In Your Headby Neuroscience News Researchers report our inner thoughts and interpretations of our experiences have physical consequences for both physical and mental health. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 17, 2018 at 10:57 am | Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-caV Comment See all comments
Biological individuality
Shedding Light on Biological Roots of Individualityby Neuroscience News Variations in specific neuromodulators in the developing nervous system may play a role in individuality, researchers report. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 17, 2018 at 10:50 am | Tags: DAF-7, NPR-1, TGF-&Beta | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-caP Comment See all comments
New form of light
Physicists create new form of lightNewly observed optical state could enable quantum computing with photonsDate:February 15, 2018Source:Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySummary:Physicists have created a new form of light that could enable quantum computing with photons. *Credit: Christine Daniloff/MIT* Try a quick experiment: Take two flashlights into a dark room and shine them so that their light beams cross. Notice anything peculiar? The rather anticlimactic answer is, probably not. That's because the individual photons that make up light do not interact. Instead, they simply pa... mais »
Light stimulation
How to shine light deeper into the brain February 12, 2018 [image: deeper light ft] Less-invasive way to stimulate the brain with light may lead to new treatments for neurological disorders An international team of researchers has developed a way to shine light at new depths in the brain. It may lead to development of new, non-invasive clinical treatments for neurological disorders and new research tools. The new method extends the depth that optogenetics — a method for stimulating neurons with light — can reach. With optogenetics, … more…
Singularity
Ray Kurzweil’s ‘singularity’ prediction supported by prominent AI scientists February 14, 2018 [image: BrainAIPhoto] According to an article in web magazine Futurism today, two prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts have agreed with inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil’s prediction of singularity — a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed — to happen … more…
Quantum Internet
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Historical Photos
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Sleepless?
9 Things to Do When You Can’t Sleep Because Your Mind Is Racing By AMANDA MACMILLAN / HEALTH January 23, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Why can’t I shut my brain off at night? We’ve all had nights when we lie awake in bed, unable to quiet our racing thoughts. There are plenty of reasons why sleep may be evading you—maybe you had caffeine too late in the afternoon, for example, or you’ve been staring at your laptop screen for hours and haven’t given yourself time to wind down before bed. These are things to keep in mind for improving future nights of sleep, of course. But... mais »
Aedes aegypti
Doenças transmitidas pelo Aedes aegypti custam ao Brasil pelo menos R$ 2,3 bilhões por ano Ruth Helena Bellinghini NOTIFICAÇÃO 9 de fevereiro de 2018 O mosquito *Aedes aegypti* custa ao Brasil cerca de R$ 2,3 bilhões por ano, de acordo com uma estimativa conservadora baseada em dados de 2016, quando foram notificados cerca de dois milhões de casos de dengue, zika e chikungunya no país. Os dados são da consultoria *Sense Company**, que fez a primeira estimativa do impacto econômico da presença do *Aedes* e das doenças endêmicas que ele transmite. Desse total, o repasse federal de verb... mais »
Via Láctea e vizinhas
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*GALAXIAS* *Por Cássio Barbosa* 16/02/2018 06h00 Atualizado há 5 horas [image: Galáxia Andrômeda (Foto: NASA/GALEX)][image: Galáxia Andrômeda (Foto: NASA/GALEX)] Galáxia Andrômeda (Foto: NASA/GALEX) A nossa galáxia, a Via Láctea, não está isolada no universo, pelo contrário. Ela faz parte de um grupo de galáxias chamado Grupo Local que conta com pelo menos 54 galáxias. O número não está fechado, porque várias galáxias são muito difíceis de se identificar. Elas são pequenas, não têm gás (ou muito pouco) e se confundem fácil com a população de estrelas de nossa própria galáxia. Para qu... mais »
Amyloid Protein and Neurosurgery
Amyloid Protein Transmission Through Neurosurgeryby Neuroscience News Researchers report, in a number of cases, amyloid beta pathology may have been transmitted by contaminated instruments used in neurosurgeries up to three decades previously. Read more of this post
Luiza Cechella Achutti (*15/02/1911 +05/12/1999)
Nossa mãe estaria completando 107 anos
Intelligence
Brain Imaging Helps Redefine Intelligenceby Neuroscience News Neuroimaging technology has allowed researchers to measure brain entropy. Researchers report greater entropy is linked to more versatile information processing. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 14, 2018 at 8:49 am | Tags: brain entropy | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-c9z Comment See all comments [image: Image shows brain scans.] Whole brain regression analysis was performed with AFNI to determine whether brain entropy predicts full scale IQ as estimated from the Shipley Institutes of Living Scale, Vocabu... mais »
BACE 1
Researchers Successfully Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease: Mouse Studyby Neuroscience News Depleting BACE1 completely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques and improves cognitive function in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 14, 2018 at 8:07 am | Tags: amyloid-beta | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-c9v Comment See all comments [image: neurons] The brain of a 10-month-old mouse with Alzheimer’s disease (left) is full of amyloid plaques (red) surrounded by activated microglial cells (green). But these hallmarks of... mais »
Cor Azul...
*Referência da AMICOR Marinah Nogueira* *Recentemente aprendemos a enxergar o AZUL* [image: Kettleman City California] Is the sky really blue? What does that mean?Russell Mondy/Flickr Todo mundo que já entrou em uma discussão sobre a cor de algum objeto vai entender quando eu disser que não nós vemos tudo exatamente igual. - Tetracromatismo permite que essa artista veja 100 milhões de cores O jeito que vemos as cores é influenciado por vários fatores, inclusive linguagem e cultura. Por exemplo, a ciência sugere que seres humanos podem não notar até mesmo coisas tão fundamenta... mais »
Urban Health
View this email in your browser Share Tweet Share More than half of the world’s population lives in cities and that number is growing. Cities are places where human health can either flourish or be destroyed. Keep your city healthy by continually creating and improving its physical and social environment. The solutions are often simple and affordable – reliable public transport, bike paths, car-free zones, safe green spaces for recreation. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urges leaders to commit to healthier cities at WHO's European Healthy Cities Network Summit... mais »
English Slang
*Open Culture* @openculture FollowingFollowing @openculture More The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue” http://bit.ly/2q3Wcmu 7:01 AM - 14 Feb 2018 -
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects Linked to Dementiaby Neuroscience News According to researchers, people with congenital heart defects have an increased risk of developing dementia later in life. Researchers report those born with congenital heart disease are 2.6 times more likely to develop dementia symptoms by the age of 65. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 13, 2018 at 11:15 am | Tags: CHD, congenital heart defect, congential heart disease | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-c9l Comment See all comments
Clues to Aging
Clues to Aging Found in Stem Cells’ Genomesby Neuroscience News Study could help explain how our cells deteriorate over time. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 13, 2018 at 11:24 am | Tags: rDNA, ribosomla DNA, stem cell genome | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-c9r Comment See all comments[image: lines] Repetitive chunks of rDNA genes (black boxes and red rectangles) sprinkled along a chromosome can fold around on themselves, causing rDNA genes to pop out. This loss of genetic material may be related to aging. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to K. Lu et al./eLife... mais »
Computer and Telephone
*1946:* [image: The ENIAC computer and its coinventor, John W. Mauchly.]The first general-purpose high-speed electronic digital computer, the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), was demonstrated to the public by its creators, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., and John W. Mauchly. *1876: * [image: Alexander Graham Bell.]Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone.
Authoritarianism
*Aeon*Verified account @aeonmag 8h8 hours ago More Psychoanalysis explains how authoritarians energise the hatred, self-pity and delusion while promising heaven on Earth http://ow.ly/LTw130imGb7 2 replies30 retweets48 likes Reply 2 Retweet 30 Like 48 Direct message Save To Pocket
Flowers Evolution
[image: Revealed: The First Flower, 140-million Years Old, Looked Like a Magnolia]Debate Blooms over Anatomy of the World's First Flower Some researchers say statistical prediction of the ancestral blossom yielded an unlikely structure - By Heidi Ledford, Nature magazine on February 6, 2018 [image: Ancient Aquatic Flora Was among the First Flowering Plants] An ambitious effort to reconstruct the world’s first flower has seeded a debate over what forms a blossom can and cannot take. [image: The Hunt for the First Flower]The project, called eFLOWER, combined an unparalleled database ... mais »
Alcohol and agressivity
Brain Scans Show Why People Get Aggressive After a Drink or Twoby Neuroscience News According to a new study, the display of aggression following the consumption of alcohol is linked to a dip in activity in the prefrontal cortex. Read more of this post
Sibling Bullying
Sibling Bullying Makes Psychiatric Disorders 3 Times More Likelyby Neuroscience News Researchers have discovered a link between sibling bullying and an increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder during early adulthood. The study reports those who are bullied by siblings are three times more likely to be diagnosed with disorders, such as schizophrenia, by the time they reach adulthood. Those who are bullied at home and at school are four times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders, researchers note. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | February 12, 2018 at 7:29... mais »
authoritarianism
Timi OlotuFollow Writer & full-time sceptic—especially when it comes to my own ideas. Views are mine only & have nothing to do with companies for which I’m employed to write. Feb 11 The first victim of authoritarianism is language Photo credit How have we ended up in a society where defender of the liberal cause, Jordan Peterson, can be widely (mis)characterised as a neo-nazi; transgender activist, Theryn Meyer, can be (mis)characterised as an enemy of transexuals; and Jewish Harvard professor, Steven Pinker, can be (mis)characterised as a supporter of anti-semites? Even the black wr... mais »
Life Expectancy Dropped
3 Reasons Life Expectancy in America Has Dropped DramaticallyExperts say drugs, alcohol and suicides are contributing to a drop in U.S. life expectancy, especially among middle-aged white Americans
China
*Recomendado por amigo de Brasília Vitor Gomes Pinto* *Impasse Demográfico Chinês* 10 de fevereiro de 2018 Vitor Gomes Ásia, Mundo 0 As comparações entre China (1,4 bilhão de habitantes) e Índia (1,32 bilhão), após quatro décadas de políticas demográficas radicalmente distintas, são inevitáveis. Na faixa da população economicamente ativa – 15 a 60 anos – estima-se que em 2040 a média etária dos indianos será de 35 anos, contra 44 da envelhecida população chinesa. Com a economia em ruínas após a revolução cultural de Mao Tsé Tung, no fim da década de 1970 Deng Xiaoping, o criador do ca... mais »
Cosmopsychism
Cosmopsychism might seem crazy, but it provides a robust explanatory model for how the Universe became fine-tuned for life. Editors’ pick: https://t.co/hWmksslKMn pic.twitter.com/udox2e4zWi — Aeon (@aeonmag) February 10, 2018
SCIENCE - 125
The most prestigious journal in physics turns 125 this year. https://t.co/pQsYKoD8Sj — Science News (@ScienceNews) February 11, 2018
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