The most detailed atlas of the human brain ever devised includes many cell types we’ve never seen before.
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Engineering students are creating music and art using brainwaves
The Georgia Institute of Technology course teaches engineering students to create art using brainwaves, either their own or someone else’s.
An uncanny course is being taught in the halls of the Georgia Institute of Technology. While the course, called Arts and Geometry, itself isn’t uncanny, it’s the distinct approach taken by the professor that is making waves, literally and figuratively.
The course teaches engineering students to create art using brainwaves, either their own or someone else’s. When the ions and neurons go about their business inside our brains, brainwaves are created in a pattern of electrical activity in the brain.
This award-winning 3D printable prosthetic is open access
In today’s world, there is much to be admired in someone who refuses to make a profit out of a good idea for the greater good. David Edquilang invented a new type of finger prosthesis called Lunet that has earned him awards around the world but he plans on making the design open access to benefit those who need it most.
Helping the greatest number of people
“Not every good idea needs to be turned into a business. Sometimes, the best ideas just need to be put out there,” said Edquilang in a statement issued by his university. “Medical insurance will often not cover the cost of a finger prosthesis, since it is not considered vital enough compared to an arm or leg. Making Lunet available online for free will allow it to help the greatest number of people.”
We exist inside the story that the brain tells itself (Joscha Bach)
Full episode with Joscha Bach (Jun 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-2P3MSZrBM
Clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclips.
Main channel (Lex Fridman): https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman.
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The beauty of collective intelligence, explained by a developmental biologist
The strange science experiment that blew a worm’s head off… and blew our minds.
This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation.
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Michael Levin, a developmental biologist at Tufts University, challenges conventional notions of intelligence, arguing that it is inherently collective rather than individual.
Levin explains that we are collections of cells, with each cell possessing competencies developed from their evolution from unicellular organisms. This forms a multi-scale competency architecture, where each level, from cells to tissues to organs, is solving problems within their unique spaces.
Levin emphasizes that properly recognizing intelligence, which spans different scales of existence, is vital for understanding life’s complexities. And this perspective suggests a radical shift in understanding ourselves and the world around us, acknowledging the cognitive abilities present at every level of our existence.
Conscious Evolution and the Evolution of Consciousness
Lectiure by Gregory Bateson.
Mapping the Mind: Decoding Neuropsychiatric Disorders With the Human Brain Cell Atlas
Researchers map gene switches and brain cell types associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that attacks the brain, causing a decline in mental ability that worsens over time. It is the most common form of dementia and accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. There is no current cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but there are medications that can help ease the symptoms.
Vaping and Chronic Stress: Scientists Discover Worrisome Connection
According to a study recently presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy, young people who have used e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to report experiencing chronic stress.
The study was presented by Dr Teresa To, a senior scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada. She said: “Research is starting to show how vaping affects young people’s physical and mental health. For example, our previous research has shown that those who vape are more likely to suffer an asthma attack. In this study, we were particularly interested in the relationship between vaping, mental health, and quality of life among young people.”
Alzheimer’s Is Linked to Stress And Depression, And We May Know Why
Dementia affects more than 55 million people around the world.
A number of factors can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, including high blood pressure, poor sleep, and physical inactivity.
Meanwhile, keeping cognitively, physically, and socially active, and limiting alcohol consumption, can reduce the risk.
Recently, a large Swedish study observed that chronic stress and depression were linked to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. The researchers found people with a history of both chronic stress and depression had an even greater risk of the disease.
Globally, around 280 million people have depression, while roughly 300 million… More.
