(News updates) Brain, cognition, perception, consciousness, etc

Like radar, a brain wave sweeps a cortical region to read out information held in working memory
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102040

It shows that waves impact performance as they sweep across the surface of the cortex. This raises the possibility that traveling waves are organizing or even performing neural computation...
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How do people learn new facts?
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1101545

These findings suggest that the mechanism for learning new facts about the world is partially distinct from the previously well-characterized brain mechanisms for remembering things that happen in our lives, which depends on different structures...
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Do animals fall for optical illusions? What fish and birds can teach us about perception
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1101783

The study reminds us that variation within a species can be as revealing as differences between species. The doves’ mixed responses suggest that individual experience or innate bias can strongly shape how an animal interprets illusions. Just like in humans, where some people are strongly fooled by illusions and others hardly at all, animal perception is not uniform. By comparing species as different as fish and birds, we get a glimpse of the extraordinary diversity of perceptual worlds...
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When is the brain like a subway station? When it’s processing many words at once
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102471

We found that the brain juggles competing demands by moving information to different parts of the brain over time. This means that multiple sources of information can be processed at the same time, without them interfering with each other. This is similar to a subway system: by the time the next train arrives at the station, the previous train has moved along to the next stop.

The brain’s coding system elegantly balances the preservation of information over time with minimizing overlap among different words and sounds. This system provides a clear view of how the brain may organize and interpret rapidly unfolding speech in real time, linking the processing of language to their neurological foundations...
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How people process mental images versus real-life visuals
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1101562

While visual perception relied on posterior brain regions, mental imagery relied more on frontal areas. Thus, there may be distinct mechanisms for spatial attention depending on whether people are imagining or seeing visuals...
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C C said:
Like radar, a brain wave sweeps a cortical region to read out information held in working memory
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102040

It shows that waves impact performance as they sweep across the surface of the cortex. This raises the possibility that traveling waves are organizing or even performing neural computation...
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"His lab is working to develop closed-loop analog feedback systems that can strengthen the power of waves at different frequencies..."

Careful.

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Hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of men and women
https://theconversation.com/hundreds-of-genes-act-differently-in-the-brains-of-men-and-women-266352

INTRO: Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades.

Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows hundreds of genes act differently in the brains of biologically male or female humans. What this means isn’t yet clear, though some of the genes may be linked to sex-biased brain disorders such as Alheizmer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

These sex differences between male and female brains are established early in development, so they may have a role in shaping brain development. And they are found not only in humans but also in other primates, implying they are ancient... (MORE - details)
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Wizard of Whatever:
Wizard of Whatever said:
Don't move se fast in your scientific endeavors that you run over a cliff and fall straight down
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Wizard of Whatever said:
Major alert: Men and women are different.
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Wizard of Whatever said:
True, but what it shows is what humans have intuitively known for ages.
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If you're not interested in the thread, feel free not to read it.

There is no need for you to post inane comments and your personal opinions about science or whether you think science is a worthwhile endeavour.

Science has shown, time and again, that "common sense" doesn't always give the right answers. So, even when we think we have a good intuition about something, we should still check it properly. Because we can always be wrong, and the easiest person to fool is yourself.

Science is all about careful testing of hypotheses. If you don't like that, or you find it difficult to cope with the idea that you might be wrong sometimes, then perhaps you're on the wrong discussion forum.

The bottom line, as far as this thread goes, is that C C is directing us towards some studies that some of us might find interesting. If science isn't your thing, fine. But we don't need to hear about your preferences in this thread. Okay?
 
James R said:
There is no need for you to post inane comments and your personal opinions about science or whether you think science is a worthwhile endeavour.
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My opinions are as good as anyone else and probably better since I have no real ax to grind. Science is good when taken out of the box you have put it in. If you don't like what I say, just ignore me. That's what ignore is there for.
James R said:
Science has shown, time and again, that "common sense" doesn't always give the right answers. So, even when we think we have a good intuition about something, we should still check it properly. Because we can always be wrong, and the easiest person to fool is yourself.

Science is all about careful testing of hypotheses. If you don't like that, or you find it difficult to cope with the idea that you might be wrong sometimes, then perhaps you're on the wrong discussion forum.
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Modern science is so dismissive of what it can't or won't understand, that it is like a new dark ages.
 
Wizard of Whatever said:
My opinions are as good as anyone else...
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That's very unlikely. You can't be an expert on everything.
Wizard of Whatever said:
... and probably better since I have no real ax to grind.
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You have your biases. Other people have their biases. The scientific method strives to reduce the impacts of personal biases, as much as possible.
Wizard of Whatever said:
Science is good when taken out of the box you have put it in.
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Now that might be an interesting assertion we could unpack - in a different thread. But it's completely off topic for this thread. Understand?
Wizard of Whatever said:
If you don't like what I say, just ignore me. That's what ignore is there for.
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Sorry. Can't do that. You see, my job here is to moderate the discussions, to try to keep them on track and such. So, sometimes I'm going to make some suggestions for how you might go about staying on track.

If you'd rather not follow the posting guidelines that you agreed to follow when you signed up as member here, then probably you'll find yourself in moderation difficulties, sooner or later. For now, I'm just giving you some friendly advice.
Wizard of Whatever said:
Modern science is so dismissive of what it can't or won't understand, that it is like a new dark ages.
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I don't think you have a clue about what modern science is or is not.

But I'd be fascinated to discuss your misconceptions about what science is and how it works in a different thread. Please go ahead and start one, if you want to have the discussion. I suggest the Conspiracies subforum might be an appropriate place for you to air your conspiracy theories about the hidden agendas and closed mindedness of scientists.

Meanwhile, in this thread, we're going to hear about/discuss news about brain, consciousness, cognition, perception, etc. - like the thread title says. I hope you're okay with that (?)
 
James R said:
That's very unlikely. You can't be an expert on everything.

You have your biases. Other people have their biases. The scientific method strives to reduce the impacts of personal biases, as much as possible.

Now that might be an interesting assertion we could unpack - in a different thread. But it's completely off topic for this thread. Understand?

Sorry. Can't do that. You see, my job here is to moderate the discussions, to try to keep them on track and such. So, sometimes I'm going to make some suggestions for how you might go about staying on track.

If you'd rather not follow the posting guidelines that you agreed to follow when you signed up as member here, then probably you'll find yourself in moderation difficulties, sooner or later. For now, I'm just giving you some friendly advice.

I don't think you have a clue about what modern science is or is not.

But I'd be fascinated to discuss your misconceptions about what science is and how it works in a different thread. Please go ahead and start one, if you want to have the discussion. I suggest the Conspiracies subforum might be an appropriate place for you to air your conspiracy theories about the hidden agendas and closed mindedness of scientists.

Meanwhile, in this thread, we're going to hear about/discuss news about brain, consciousness, cognition, perception, etc. - like the thread title says. I hope you're okay with that (?)
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I am fine with that. I'll just moderate my reactions somewhat from now on.
 
Wizard of Whatever said:
Major alert: Men and women are different.
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Wizard of Whatever said:
My opinions are as good as anyone else and probably better
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Many would view the fact that men are different from women based on scientific studies acknowledging the nuances of genetics and hormones while others, the uniformed and ignorant who consider their opinions better would view women as inferior meant to be barefoot and in the kitchen.
Wizard of Whatever said:
Modern science is so dismissive of what it can't or won't understand, that it is like a new dark ages.
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To the uniformed and ignorant who consider their opinions better, modern science would be so far out of their reach of intellectual prowess, they are incapable of viewing the world as nothing more than the dark ages they themselves constructed from the depths of their own cognitive dissonance.
 
(Q) said:
barefoot and in the kitchen.
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Some of my best years were watching my partners barefoot in the kitchen.

"Is it ready yet?"

"Nearly love I'll be a min."

"Do you want a hand with anything?"

"Seriously just get comfortable, I'll bring it through. You're in the way and I don't want to splash you."

It would have been nice to have met just one gf who could fucking cook.
 
Pinball1970 said:
Some of my best years were watching my partners barefoot in the kitchen.

"Is it ready yet?"

"Nearly love I'll be a min."

"Do you want a hand with anything?"

"Seriously just get comfortable, I'll bring it through. You're in the way and I don't want to splash you."

It would have been nice to have met just one gf who could fucking cook.
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Maybe we’re only just leaving the age in which women decided to rebel against the expectation that they should cook. I think I’ve almost always done most of the cooking, now that I think about it.
 
exchemist said:
Maybe we’re only just leaving the age in which women decided to rebel against the expectation that they should cook. I think I’ve almost always done most of the cooking, now that I think about it.
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Me too but it was a pleasure. As students we had to be creative with what we had.
When i was earning I had a flat with a proper grocer and fish monger! Remember them? Not bad for Manchester.

One of the greatest pleasures, cooking for someone you adore.
 
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