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⏱️ Researchers discover how the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-human-brain-visual-memories-precise.html

Researchers discover how the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing
Researchers at the University of Southern California have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how the human brain forms, stores and recalls visual memories. A new study, published in Advanced Science, harnesses human patient brain recordings and a powerful machine learning model to shed new light on the brain's internal code that sorts memories of objects into categories—think of it as the brain's filing cabinet of imagery.

« Adult human cortex does not reorganize after amputation » (and certainly also for other species). So, do not trust textbooks (or LLMs that statistically parameterize those). #brain #plasticity #neuroscience

Adult human cortex does not reorganize after amputation
The results from a new longitudinal study contradict classic findings in monkeys but may not warrant a rewriting of the textbooks just yet.

How does the #brain transfer #MotorSkills between hands?
This study reveals that transfer relies on re-expressing the neural patterns established during initial learning in distributed higher-order brain areas,
offering new insights into learning

Transfer of motor learning is associated with patterns of activity in the default mode network
How does the brain transfer motor skills between hands? This study reveals that transfer relies on re-expressing the neural patterns established during initial learning in distributed higher-order brain areas, offering new insights into learning generalization.

💫 Inside the search for a universal signature of unconsciousness
#brain

Inside the search for a universal signature of unconsciousness
A universal marker of unconsciousness could transform both medicine and our understanding of the mind.

🧲 Ultra-high-resolution MRI maps brain fibers and cells with near-micron precision
#brain

Ultra-high-resolution MRI maps brain fibers and cells with near-micron precision
A scientific team supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new, ultra-high-resolution brain imaging system that can reconstruct microscopic brain structures that are disrupted in neurological and neuropsychiatric brain disorders. The new system is a significant advance over conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners that cannot visualize these tiny but clinically important structures.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #WoPop
Brain Damage x Emiko DTA x Mad professor:
🎵 Katsura Otoko
#BrainDamage #EmikoDTA #Madprofessor
https://open.spotify.com/track/0HQcyvkBJ9dvQCSbHQGhrR

🔊 New technique uses focused sound waves and holograms to control brain circuits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-technique-focused-holograms-brain-circuits.html

New technique uses focused sound waves and holograms to control brain circuits
A new study provides the first visual evidence showing that brain circuits in living animals can be activated by ultrasound waves projected into specific patterns (holograms).

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Expansions
Brain, Neurobeat:
🎵 Paraiso Ancestral
#Brain #Neurobeat
https://sofasoundbristol.bandcamp.com/track/brain-ft-neurobeat-paraiso-ancestral
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BPr32PgQyhiibbM6dyjvI

🧂 Simply 'sprinkling' a fluorescent probe can quickly show active brain synapses
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-simply-sprinkling-fluorescent-probe-quickly.html

Simply 'sprinkling' a fluorescent probe can quickly show active brain synapses
There are few scientific methods more elegantly simple than "just sprinkle it on top." Researchers at Tohoku University and Nagoya University developed a fluorescent probe that can quickly show synapses, the connection points between brain cells.

Is there a chicken or egg problem or a cat and egg problem?
Want more unprocessed thoughts?
Wait a minute, cats don't come from eggs...
Brain, give me something better!
#BrainFail

What's a new skill you picked up recently to combat #brainrot ?
"brain rot
(n.) the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration."
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⭐ Researchers uncover surprising limit on human imagination
#brain

Researchers uncover surprising limit on human imagination
Human beings can juggle up to 10 balls at once. But how many can they move through the air with their imaginations?

⚡ Under-the-skin electrode allows for real-world epilepsy tracking
#brain

Under-the-skin electrode allows for real-world epilepsy tracking
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London in partnership with the Mayo Clinic and UNEEG medical, has found that an electronic device placed under the scalp is an effective and feasible means of accurately tracking epilepsy.

👼 Kindness counts—even to a five-day-old baby: Newborn eyes and brain activity reveal innate social behavior recognition
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-kindness-day-baby-newborn-eyes.html

Kindness counts—even to a five-day-old baby: Newborn eyes and brain activity reveal innate social behavior recognition
They've barely opened their eyes, but newborn babies already seem to prefer nice behaviors.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheMorningAfterMix
Brain Eno:
🎵 The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster
#BrainEno
https://open.spotify.com/track/2d9KBVxb6bUfVCjjv1JAVe

⚡ EEG-Based Analysis of Neural Responses to Sweeteners: Effects of Type and Concentration
#brain

📉 Global study links early smartphone ownership with poorer mental health in young adults
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-global-links-early-smartphone-ownership.html

Global study links early smartphone ownership with poorer mental health in young adults
Owning a smartphone before age 13 is associated with poorer mental health and well-being in early adulthood, according to a global study of more than 100,000 young people.

🧠 People with more life experience see and digest everyday 'events' more clearly, research finds
#brain

People with more life experience see and digest everyday 'events' more clearly, research finds
Research by Royal Holloway has found people with a varied social life mentally put their daily experiences into small "events," compared to more isolated people who see their world as one-long stretch.