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also, like, just for everyone's reference, that "ai effects on brain engagement with writing" paper is from the MIT media lab specifically, a bizarre department composed of a mix of different labs from different fields which ostensibly are meant to allow for unusual crossdisciplinary or otherwise out-of-the-box research, and in fact are mostly very self-consciously designed to a very specific vision of what "out of the box" means that hit a small set of very trendy research topics. often they do very hype-conscious slightly fluffy conceptual work about popular topics (AI, robotics, consciousness, human-tech interactions, etc) that get very widely promoted in order to encourage funding by the kind of individual philanthropist who's really into that kind of thing.

those labs do sometimes produce good research, but it's very conspicuous that they're not actually situated in a research department where they would be surrounded by their actual peers in the discipline and receive feedback and supervision by other experts. like, it's not that any given work from that department is definitely suspect in its methods or anything. it's just that, if your main interest was in doing good neuroscience, there is a whole MIT neuroscience department already, and the choice to instead be in the flashy self-promotion department and frame all your questions in the flashy self-promotion framing is. at least kind of notable.

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... we need to remember that science is a process for gaining understanding, not a body of knowledge. We learn from our mistakes and we move forward, with the realisation that all of our knowledge is tentative and will likely be revised or overturned in the future. The willingness to change our mind and, indeed, our efforts to find our shortcomings and address them are the hallmarks of science that drew me to it originally and give me continued faith that it can help us better understand the world.

Russell Poldrack, The New Mind Readers: What Neuroimaging Can and Cannot Reveal About Our Thoughts

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We are pleased to share the latest publication of former SAVI Brunel doctoral intern Dr Ségolène Guérin (nowat Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, France).

Clear communication and definitions that are widely accepted are vital to the development of all fields of scientific endeavour – especially so in rapidly-growing, interdisciplinary areas such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), in which researchers represent disciplines as diverse as neuroscience, psychology and engineering. To address this challenge, 76 researchers representing a range of disciplines joined forces to create a community-driven glossary of essential fNIRS terms.

What’s inside: ✅ 300+ terms are defined ✅ Six categories: analysis, experimental design, hardware, neuroscience, mathematics and physics ✅ Abbreviations, symbols, references, alternative definitions, figures and much more

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.12.2.027801

Congrats to Ségolène and her colleagues on this living, open-access resource designed to enhance scientific communication, support education and lower barriers for researchers entering the field of fNIRS. 👏

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Zoomposium with Professor Dr. John-Dylan Haynes: "In search of the code of the brain"

In this new episode of our "Zoomposium Series" on the topic of "Brain Research", my colleague Axel Stöcker from the "Blog der großen Fragen" and I have managed to win the well-known and renowned brain researcher and psychologist Professor Dr. John-Dylan Haynes for an interview. John-Dylan Haynes has been a professor of theory and analysis of long-range brain signals at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience and the Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (BCAN) at Charité and Humboldt University in Berlin since 2006. There, Professor Haynes and his team are "In Search of the Brain's Code". In order to crack this, larger amounts of data are collected from the functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the test subjects. Here, the areas of visual perception, pictorial imagination, short-term memories, subliminal stimuli, romantic feelings, impulse control and unconscious tendencies are mainly examined. The recorded brain patterns are evaluated by a AI with the help of computer algorithms and after a training phase, it succeeds in assigning the determined brain patterns to the specific consciousness contents of the test subjects with a high probability. This is why this method has been called "brain reading" by the press.

However, Haynes prefers the term "brain-decoding" here, since it is less about a reading and more about a decoding of brain activities, even if the title of his current popular science book "Window into the Brain: How Our Thoughts Are Formed and How to Read Them" (2021) may sound different at first. Of course, we also wanted to know from him whether the "Rosetta Stone" for decoding brain patterns had already been found or what possibilities are already being opened up by "brain decoding". More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/08/15/die-suche-nach-dem-code-des-gehirns/

or: https://youtu.be/qMPfefKEe4A

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Apparently alters can be caused by a thing in the area of the brain that helps with personal identity and awareness, and memory designation areas may be heavily involved, with higher white matter volume tracts round there.

A part of it is definitely context however, and neural maturation in a state that is non-neurotypical may lead to structural differences in certain brain regions, which may make it easier to separately consolidate memory and use separate context for reaction and interaction within certain areas like the PTO junction

I'm by no means an expert however, this is just my rationalisation of some things i have

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Rather than thinking of it as a disease of the same kind as schizophrenia, I tend to think of addiction as the result of a mismatch between our evolved brain and our modern environment. In chapter 7 we discussed the brain's system for making choices, and the central role of dopamine in creating habits. All forms of addiction seem to involve dopamine; in fact, many of the most powerful drugs of addiction are those that directly affect the dopamine system in the brain. Cocaine causes a flood of dopamine in the synapses between neurons by turning off a chemical pump that usually sucks extra dopamine from the synapse back into the cell so that it can be recycled and used again. Amphetamines can actually cause these pumps to go in reverse, spewing out even more dopamine into the synapse. Other drugs of abuse (including alcohol and nicotine) have more indirect effects on dopamine, but ultimately it seems that dopamine is the key to all forms of addictive behaviour. The fact that dopamine agonist medication for Parkinson's disease can cause strange addictions (as I mentioned in chapter 7) provides even stronger evidence for this idea. All of this is due to two of dopamine's main effects: it causes us to be motivated to obtain rewards ("wanting") and it increases the likelihood that any action that results in dopamine release will be repeated in the future, turning behaviours into habits. Our brains evolved in a world where the strongest stimulation that our dopamine system ever received was probably from sexual intercourse. The foods that our hunter/gatherer ancestors ate were almost certainly healthier than those that most humans eat today, but it's doubtful that they were particularly tasty given that there was little access to salt, sugar, or spices, and whatever fruits they scavenged had not been bred for flavour like the supersweet strawberries and apples that we eat today. Fast-forward to modern society, and we now have access to an enormous number of ways to stimulate our dopamine system that go far beyond what evolution had prepared us for, from highly palatable junk foods to both legal and illegal drugs that stimulate dopamine release in ways that were unprecedented in our evolutionary history.

Russell Poldrack, The New Mind Readers: What Neuroimaging Can and Cannot Reveal About Our Thoughts

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Dopamina: il mediatore carente nel Parkinson che ha un ruolo più complesso di quanto creduto

Camminare è qualcosa che la maggior parte delle persone normodotate fa senza pensarci due volte. Eppure in realtà si tratta di un processo complesso che coinvolge vari sistemi neurologici e fisiologici. La malattia di Parkinson (PAD) è una condizione in cui il cervello perde lentamente cellule specifiche, chiamate neuroni della dopamina, con conseguente riduzione della forza e della velocità dei…

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Pandora’s Bizarre Brainy Adventure: How Curiosity (Almost) Killed the Cat

It was a typical Tuesday in ancient Greece. I, Pandora, was lounging around Mount Olympus, trying to keep myself out of trouble. You know, after that whole box incident, I’ve been on a sort of divine probation. Zeus had given me strict instructions to stay away from anything resembling a container, and honestly, my reputation could use a bit of polishing. But as anyone who knows me will tell you, curiosity is my middle name.

One fateful afternoon, I found myself in Athena’s library. While leafing through scrolls on human anatomy, I stumbled upon a strange contraption labeled “Neuroimaging: The Ultimate Mind Reader.” Intrigued, I couldn’t resist tinkering with it. Little did I know, this machine was designed to peer into the very depths of the brain, revealing secrets and thoughts better left unexamined. In hindsight, maybe that label should’ve been a clue.

As I fiddled with the buttons, a hologram of a brain appeared, swirling with colors and lights. Before I could say “Hera’s handbag,” the machine started whirring and sparking. Suddenly, I was transported into the minds of various gods and mortals alike. And let me tell you, the stuff I saw—Hera plotting her next scheme against Zeus, Poseidon’s obsessive collection of seashells, and even Hermes practicing his stand-up comedy routines—was pure, unfiltered drama.

Then, a thought struck me: what if I could use this technology to uncover the most fascinating, scandalous, and downright hilarious secrets of the human brain? Surely, the mortals would be just as interested in this juicy gossip as I was! Plus, it would be a great way to redeem myself. So, I decided to write an article, spilling the beans on the latest and greatest in neuroimaging.

Of course, nothing ever goes smoothly. My first attempt to use the machine on a mortal brain resulted in chaos. The poor fellow ended up thinking he was a chicken for three days straight. But after a few more mishaps (and some stern words from Athena), I finally got the hang of it. I discovered that neuroimaging could expose everything from your deepest fears to your most embarrassing memories. It was like having the ultimate gossip box at my fingertips!

Excited by my findings, I began crafting my article. I decided to call it “Pandora’s Gossip Box: Exposing the Brain’s Juiciest Secrets with Neuroimaging.” Catchy, right? I delved into the wonders of MRI, fMRI, PET scans, and even EEG and MEG, each offering a different way to snoop on the brain’s activities. The possibilities were endless, and the drama was off the charts.

Take MRI, for instance. It’s like a front-row seat to the brain’s private affairs. Imagine catching those sneaky hydrogen atoms in the act, spinning and twirling like they’re at an Olympian gala. And fMRI? That’s like reality TV for the brain, capturing every scandalous neural activity in real-time. PET scans, with their radioactive sugar, are the undercover agents of the brain world, lighting up hotspots of activity like a divine soiree.

I also couldn’t resist adding a section on EEG and MEG, the brain’s wiretaps. These technologies eavesdrop on electrical and magnetic chatter, revealing the brain’s most fleeting thoughts and impulses. It’s like having a spy cam in your noggin, capturing every moment without disturbing a single hair on your head.

As I penned my article, I realized how neuroimaging raised important ethical questions about privacy and consent. It’s one thing to gossip about the gods, but quite another to pry into the minds of mortals. Still, the potential benefits for understanding the brain and diagnosing diseases were undeniable. I was hooked.

So, dear readers, that’s how a simple trip to Athena’s library led me down the rabbit hole of neuroimaging. From the quirky quirks of the gods to the complex mysteries of the human mind, this journey has been nothing short of exhilarating. And now, I invite you to join me in exploring the brain’s juiciest secrets. After all, who doesn’t love a bit of gossip, especially when it’s all in the name of science?

Now, buckle up and get ready for “Pandora’s Gossip Box: Exposing the Brain’s Juiciest Secrets with Neuroimaging.” Trust me, you won’t want to miss this scandalous peek inside that thick skull of yours!

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Mar 20th, 2025

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A recent neuroimaging study in Canada has unveiled intriguing functional connectivity differences between individuals with dissociative PTSD and healthy participants across various brain regions. This groundbreaking research, published in Nature Mental Health, reveals widespread functional hyperconnectivity patterns in PTSD sufferers, likely serving as compensatory mechanisms to preserve global brain function. This insight emphasizes the importance of mental health treatment for those affected.