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Bob 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/major-theories-of-consciousness-may-have-been-focusing-on-the-wrong-part-of-the-brain-264609" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/major-theo</span><span class="invisible">ries-of-consciousness-may-have-been-focusing-on-the-wrong-part-of-the-brain-264609</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a></p>
Holly<p>Why do some knuckle draggers not invert their gaming controls? Scientists now have answers, but they're not what you think</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/sep/18/why-do-some-gamers-invert-their-controls-scientists-now-have-answers-but-theyre-not-what-you-think?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/games/2025/sep</span><span class="invisible">/18/why-do-some-gamers-invert-their-controls-scientists-now-have-answers-but-theyre-not-what-you-think?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fandom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fandom</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/interesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interesting</span></a></p>
flypapers<p>📰 "Comparative Connectomics Highlights Conserved Architectural Synaptic Motifs in the Drosophila Mushroom Body"<br><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.22.677863v1?rss=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20</span><span class="invisible">25.09.22.677863v1?rss=1</span></a><br> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Connectomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Connectomics</span></a><br> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a><br> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Drosophila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drosophila</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Sensory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sensory</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>📚 **Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?**</p><p>"_Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?_"</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2497112-is-reading-always-better-for-your-brain-than-listening-to-audiobooks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/24971</span><span class="invisible">12-is-reading-always-better-for-your-brain-than-listening-to-audiobooks/</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
Albert Cardona<p>Vikas Bhandawat is hiring, at Drexel University, Philadelphia:</p><p>"The Bhandawat Lab is seeking a motivated Research Assistant interested in biomechanics and neuroscience of locomotion."<br><a href="https://careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/job/505695" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">careers.drexel.edu/cw/en-us/jo</span><span class="invisible">b/505695</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PhDJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhDJob</span></a></p>
Healthcare Tech Robot<p>DATE: September 22, 2025 at 05:30PM<br>SOURCE: BioWorld MedTech</p><p>Direct article link at end of text block below.</p><p>Rewiring SCLC: a neural path to therapy</p><p><a href="https://t.co/xZfhigy5uL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/xZfhigy5uL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/medtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a></p><p>Here are any URLs found in the article text: </p><p><a href="https://t.co/xZfhigy5uL" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/xZfhigy5uL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/medtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medtech</span></a></p><p>Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at <a href="https://www.bioworld.com/topics/85-bioworld-medtech" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bioworld.com/topics/85-bioworl</span><span class="invisible">d-medtech</span></a> . </p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: <a href="https://www.clinicians-exchange.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">clinicians-exchange.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>.<br>NYU Information for Practice puts out 400-500 good quality health-related research posts per week but its too much for many people, so that bot is limited to just subscribers. 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Benjamin Geer<p>European Day of Languages Webinar: Why Our Brains and Our World Need Languages to Cross Borders <a href="http://healthylinguisticdiet.com/european-day-of-languages-webinar-why-our-brains-and-our-world-need-languages-to-cross-borders/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">healthylinguisticdiet.com/euro</span><span class="invisible">pean-day-of-languages-webinar-why-our-brains-and-our-world-need-languages-to-cross-borders/</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/multilingualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>multilingualism</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a></p>
Neurofrontiers<p>Day 12: Simply showing an image of a brain scan with "activity" overlaid can make people trust neuroscientific results more, regardless of whether the results actually make sense. I came across this study in undergrad, and I still find it mind-blowing how much of a difference such a small detail can make.</p><p><a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/ShyButSharing365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShyButSharing365</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
The-14<p>Poor sleep may nudge the brain toward dementia, researchers find<br /><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sleep</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SleepHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SleepHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DementiaRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DementiaRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BrainHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrainHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insomnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Insomnia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CognitiveDecline" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CognitiveDecline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alzheimers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Aging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dementia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SleepResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SleepResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HealthyLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HealthyLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wellness</span></a><br /><a href="https://the-14.com/poor-sleep-may-nudge-the-brain-toward-dementia-researchers-find/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">the-14.com/poor-sleep-may-nudg</span><span class="invisible">e-the-brain-toward-dementia-researchers-find/</span></a></p>
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)<p>Money can't buy happiness, a neuroscientist explains why</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-money-cant-buy-you-happiness" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencefocus.com/news/why-mone</span><span class="invisible">y-cant-buy-you-happiness</span></a></p><p>The neuroscientist in question is, in this case, me. </p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Happiness</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a></p>
Philo Sophies<p>"<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>World</span></a> 🌍 + <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brain</span></a> 🧠 = <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consciousness</span></a> ✨?" - Part 2 </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Zoomposium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zoomposium</span></a> with <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GeorgNorthoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgNorthoff</span></a> and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PhilippKlar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhilippKlar</span></a><br>We discuss the philosophical consequences of empirical findings from Part 1 and their interpretation by the Temporo-Spatial Theory of Consciousness (<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTC</span></a>). How does the brain dynamically adapt to the environment, and how does our consciousness arise?</p><p>More: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ip65nigtXJuUGXfDbfv7c?si=FPKlLOceQU6xXPnprLnhIA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/5ip65</span><span class="invisible">nigtXJuUGXfDbfv7c?si=FPKlLOceQU6xXPnprLnhIA</span></a></p><p>or: <a href="https://philosophies.de/index.php/2025/06/09/welt-gehirn-bewusstsein/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">philosophies.de/index.php/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/09/welt-gehirn-bewusstsein/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Neurophilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurophilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PhilosophyofMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhilosophyofMind</span></a></p>
Anjiolina Nakaya<p>Hello 👋 I'm from the Philippines and I paint brainsssss. Comment or message me if you want to commission a brain artwork or anything else. It's only around 10-20k php. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neuroart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a></p>
Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"<p>Please join us for the next Open <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NeuroFedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuroFedora</span></a> meeting: 22 September 2025 1300 UTC (today)</p><p><a href="https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2025/09/22/next-open-neurofedora-meeting-22-September-2025-1300-utc.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/20</span><span class="invisible">25/09/22/next-open-neurofedora-meeting-22-September-2025-1300-utc.html</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@fedora" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fedora</span></a></span> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a></p>
Elias MB Rau<p>Happy to share that our study "Task-relevant representational spaces in human memory traces" is now available at PLoS Computational Biology (open access):</p><p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013476" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1</span><span class="invisible">013476</span></a></p><p>We manipulated the task-relevance of perceptual or conceptual formats during memory formation of natural stimuli. Specifically, we used a combination of pairwise similarity judgements and visual / semantic DNNs to show that these manipulations have intricate effects on subsequent recognition of old and correct rejection of new stimuli. </p><p>Coolest finding: we applied condition-specific TMR to selectively target the consolidation of perceptually or conceptually encoded items and demonstrate that cueing of a specific format comes at the expense of the other information, affecting subsequent confidence in rejection of perceptually similar lures. </p><p><a href="https://synapse.cafe/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://synapse.cafe/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://synapse.cafe/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://synapse.cafe/tags/DNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNN</span></a></p>
Henrik Sundström<p>Does Consciousness Extend Beyond Brains? </p><p>Do conscious experiences happen both within and outside the brain, and can science solve the 'hard problem' of consciousness?</p><p>At this year's Holberg Debate, Tanya Luhrmann, Anil Seth and Rupert Sheldrake will take on the deep scientific and philosophical mystery of consciousness. The debate will be chaired by David Malone. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofSUaZOW9h8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=ofSUaZOW9h8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consciousness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/holbergdebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>holbergdebate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/parapsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parapsychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/pseudoscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pseudoscience</span></a></p>
the roamer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KydiaMusic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>KydiaMusic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://musicians.today/@nigelharpur" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nigelharpur</span></a></span> </p><p>Fascinating article. Our thoughts and memories aren't stored, theu are constantly being re-created through the interaction of our body (including the brain) with the world.</p><p>This to me seems very Taoist. Laozi and Zhuangzi would understand this argument immediately.</p><p>This way of thinking about thinking also opens up a fresh perspective on creativity and education: it's all about creating conditions for recreating our image of the world.</p><p>I will pick up some of the books mentioned in the article! </p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/thinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thinking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/neuropsychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuropsychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RobertEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RobertEpstein</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Tao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tao</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>Lab-grown brain tissue is too simple to experience consciousness. Would we even be ready for it? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span> has more, including the ethical debate surrounding “brain organoids.” </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/OkY1zK" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/OkY1zK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ScienceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceNews</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brain</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humans</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a></p>
Neurofrontiers<p>Day 11: The longer you spend thinking about falling asleep, the more difficult it will be to do it. If you find yourself tossing and turning in bed, it’s better to get up and distract yourself for a while rather than stress about how many hours of sleep you’ll manage to get.</p><p>Might seem trivial, but it stuck with me because of an interaction I had with a friend who suffers from chronic insomnia: “If I had known this when my sleep troubles started, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.”</p><p><a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/ShyButSharing365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShyButSharing365</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sleep</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/insomnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insomnia</span></a> <a href="https://neuromatch.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a></p>
patrykrosa<p>🧠 New neuroscience hypothesis (2025)</p><p>🎥 Video explainer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWbEN-F5MLY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=DWbEN-F5MLY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>📄 Preprint: <a href="https://osf.io/preprints/osf/e4cwb_v3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">osf.io/preprints/osf/e4cwb_v3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>One core mechanism in the ventral hippocampus may drive depression, schizophrenia &amp; PTSD:<br>👉 collapse of the excitability margin (ΔVmargin)<br>👉 runaway replay of emotional memories</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Schizophrenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schizophrenia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Depression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PTSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a></p>
Amy Serrat<p>Does sensory input = existence? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23existentialism" target="_blank">#existentialism</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ai" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23android_dreams" target="_blank">#android_dreams</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23errtlings" target="_blank">#errtlings</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bookcafe" target="_blank">#bookcafe</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23random" target="_blank">#random</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23philosophy" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23neuroscience" target="_blank">#neuroscience</a></p>