Discussion
Loading...

#Tag

Log in
  • About
  • Code of conduct
  • Privacy
  • Users
  • Instances
  • About Bonfire
Hacker News
Hacker News
@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Researchers Discover Molecular Difference in Autistic Brains

https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/molecular-difference-in-autistic-brains/

#HackerNews #Researchers #Discover #Molecular #Difference #in #Autistic #Brains #autism #research #neuroscience #molecularbiology #mentalhealth #science #news

Yale School of Medicine

Researchers Discover Molecular Difference in Autistic Brains

Brains of autistic individuals have fewer of a specific kind of glutamate receptor, supporting an idea that autism is driven by a signaling imbalance.
  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Tom Stafford
Tom Stafford
@tomstafford@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Comparing real and artificial brains by size

References

C. elegans https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1986.0056

Drosophila https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07558-y

Honeybee https://doi.org/10.1016/s1364-6613(00)01601-6

GPT-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPT-4

Human https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1201895109

#Brains #Neuroscience

Plot 
 Comparing real and artificial brains by size 
 Line with points along 
 Label: number of neurons (log scale) 
 From left                  Brain       Neurons
             C. elegans           302
             Drosophila        150000
               Honeybee       1000000
GPT-4 (parameters/1000)    1000000000
                  Human 1000000000000
Plot Comparing real and artificial brains by size Line with points along Label: number of neurons (log scale) From left Brain Neurons C. elegans 302 Drosophila 150000 Honeybee 1000000 GPT-4 (parameters/1000) 1000000000 Human 1000000000000
Plot Comparing real and artificial brains by size Line with points along Label: number of neurons (log scale) From left Brain Neurons C. elegans 302 Drosophila 150000 Honeybee 1000000 GPT-4 (parameters/1000) 1000000000 Human 1000000000000

The remarkable, yet not extraordinary, human brain as a scaled-up primate brain and its associated cost

GPT-4 - Wikipedia

Cognitive architecture of a mini-brain: the honeybee

Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

The structure of the nervous system of the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans

  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Björn Brembs
Björn Brembs
@brembs@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

"Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience: Embracing complex causality."
The traditional mechanistic framework must give way to a richer understanding of how #brains actually generate #behavior over time.

Wonderful write-up of the works of Potter, Mitchell, Tse et al. by Luiz Pessoa @PessoaBrain

https://www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-picture/beyond-newtonian-causation-in-neuroscience-embracing-complex-causality/

See also his video with Potter, Mitchell and Tse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVyFttbuOLQ

If you're into #neuroscience at all, you certainly don't want to miss these developments!

The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives

Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience: Embracing complex causality

The traditional mechanistic framework must give way to a richer understanding of how brains actually generate behavior over time.
  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Alex Akselrod and 1 other boosted
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Why you’re hardwired to trust confident voices. Even when they’re wrong

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/hardwired-trust-confident-voices

You NEED to read this article. It will DEFINITELY change your life for the better!

#Confidence #Trust #Brains

BBC Science Focus Magazine

Why you’re hardwired to trust confident voices. Even when they’re wrong - BBC Science Focus Magazine

Human evolution has led to us naturally believe statements delivered in a more assured manner.
  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Why you’re hardwired to trust confident voices. Even when they’re wrong

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/hardwired-trust-confident-voices

You NEED to read this article. It will DEFINITELY change your life for the better!

#Confidence #Trust #Brains

BBC Science Focus Magazine

Why you’re hardwired to trust confident voices. Even when they’re wrong - BBC Science Focus Magazine

Human evolution has led to us naturally believe statements delivered in a more assured manner.
  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode] boosted
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/adhd-questions-answered

The reality of living with ADHD and what it means, but those who do just that, and have done for years

#ADHD#Brains#Neurodiversity

  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/adhd-questions-answered

The reality of living with ADHD and what it means, but those who do just that, and have done for years

#ADHD#Brains#Neurodiversity

  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

If you don't self-censor, you are technically subhuman

https://open.substack.com/pub/theneuroscienceofeverydaylife/p/if-you-dont-self-censor-you-are-technically?r=24oxwv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

A recent 'survey' supposedly revealed that many men object to feeling like they have to self-censor in the workplace

The thing is, though, self-censoring is a fundamental part of being a human.

My latest article on this is available now.

#Brains #Censorship #work

If you don't self-censor, you are technically subhuman

A recent 'survey' suggests white men are angry about needing to 'self-censor' in the workplace. This is the neurological equivalent of being outraged at having to use your thumbs to operate a pencil.
  • Copy link
  • Flag this post
  • Block

bonfire.cafe

A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate

bonfire.cafe: About · Code of conduct · Privacy · Users · Instances
Bonfire social · 1.0.1 no JS en
Automatic federation enabled
Log in
  • Explore
  • About
  • Members
  • Code of Conduct