3 days agoMember-onlyTalking Minds: Can Minds Talk to Other Minds?Brain-to-brain interfaces potential to create a dual mind, a social network of connected brains, an AI of multiple human minds, and a lot more. — The development of language is arguably one of the most important innovations in human history. It has allowed us to communicate with one another in ways never thought possible — to communicate information so very precisely — and it has such a great linguistic diversity, with over 7000 different languages…7 min read7 min read
Nov 26Pay Attention to This!In a world where attention spans are shortening due to daily social media use, how can we begin to regain focus and become more mindful? — Recently, I’ve discovered a mysterious change in my study habits: I’m no longer able to concentrate on one task for a long period of time. When I work, I often switch between reading from my textbook and other unrelated activities, such as scrolling on my phone, getting up to walk…5 min read5 min read
Nov 25Member-onlyHow We SleepExploring Sleep Among Common Animal Models — While its exact function and role remains unknown, the importance of restful sleep is incontestable. Lack of sleep leads to impaired cognitive function, an increased drive to sleep, and can have long-lasting impacts on health. …9 min read9 min read
Nov 20Member-onlyThe Sanctity of NeuroscienceThe horizon shatters. Ever so slightly at first, the night breaking into a thousand pieces of fractured heaven, flung outward and high across a blanket of green, the velvet glow melted by the shining morning star. Life gleams. With the dreary shell of human existence now broken, you see the…6 min read6 min read
Nov 15Member-onlyThe embodiment of color perceptionHermann von Helmholtz, a German physicist claimed that we do not have direct access to the world and its constituents (Patton, 2018). We can only access the events they lead to in our brains. For example, looking at the sky and realising that there is a full moon most notably…7 min read7 min read
Nov 10Member-onlyCan We Find True Love on Tinder?A crash course on the neurobiology of love and where applications like Tinder fit in to this complicated picture — When you think about the question “What is love?” The first answer that may come to mind is “baby don’t hurt me… no more.” Despite being the opening phrase of Haddaway’s hit 1990s anthem, this age-old question is one that neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers alike continue to grapple with. Love…7 min read7 min read
Nov 8Member-onlyThe Future of AI: Artificial EmpathyA prominent fear regarding the emergence and use of artificial intelligence (AI) is that it will fundamentally change how humans interact: how we feel, experience, and communicate emotions. Despite how crucial empathy is for humans in order to establish meaningful connections and relationships, empathy seems to be dwindling. As technology…11 min read11 min read
Nov 1Member-onlyScience Is Not Colorblind: A Critical Look at Race and Racism in the Past and Future of Neurobiology, Neurotechnology and Artificial IntelligenceObjective. Rigorous. Evidence-based. For physical and natural scientists, these descriptions represent what they hold most dear about their fields: a perpetuation of the idea that all science follows laws that are enforced without involving themselves in the labyrinth of social, cultural, and economic dynamics that otherwise seem to dominate those…19 min read19 min read
Oct 31Member-onlyThe Neural Correlates of the SubconsciousThe Mysticism of the Subconscious Freudian stereotypes and mental clichés have long mysticized the human subconscious. Pinned as a foggy, alien, dark, and subaquatic region of the mind, the subconscious has been gilded with shadows by popular culture. The subconscious is far more conscious than most people believe; with the…9 min read9 min read
Oct 28Member-onlyVisualizing the Brain: A Novel ApproachThe convoluted, wrinkly, and mysterious shape of the brain has boggled scientists and inspired wonderers for hundreds of years. While the advent of psychological and neurological studies have begun to demystify this gray matter, scientists have just barely skimmed the surface. …5 min read5 min read
