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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Researchers Discover Molecular Difference in Autistic Brains

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

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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.
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Tom Stafford
@tomstafford@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp 2 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

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

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
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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.
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Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 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.
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Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 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.
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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

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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

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@Garwboy@ohai.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 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.
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