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Lockdown inspires hobbyists model railways scalextric hornby
Rod Stewart has led the way as kids and bigger kids rediscover the pleasure of laying tracks in the attic
Serotonin neurons modulate learning rate through uncertainty
Regulating how fast to learn is critical for flexible behavior. Learning about the consequences of actions should be slow in stable environments, but accelerate when that environment changes. Recognizing stability and detecting change is difficult...
Mind & Life: Tanya Luhrmann - How Social Worlds Shape Our Minds on Apple Podcasts
Show Mind & Life, Ep Tanya Luhrmann - How Social Worlds Shape Our Minds - Jul 8, 2020
How to Break the Hold of Conspiracy Theories
The big lesson of 2020 is that everything keeps getting more dishonest.
The evolution of early symbolic behavior in Homo sapiens
Early symbolic behavior of Homo sapiens is challenging to address yet arguably fundamental to the success of our species. We used ancient engravings from the South African Blombos Cave and Diepkloof Rock Shelter in a number of controlled cognitive...
Tenacity, the Art of Integration, and the Key to a Flexible Mind: Wisdom from the Life of Mary Somerville, for Whom the Word “Scientist” Was Coined
Inside the hallmark of a great scientist and a great human being — the ability to hold one’s opinions with firm but unfisted fingers.
'It's had a lasting impact': students on being bullied over their accents
Past and present university students talk about their experiences of being made to feel out of place
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SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain choroid plexus and disrupts the blood-CSF-barrier in human brain organoids
Increasing reports show neurological symptoms in COVID19 patients, but it is still
unclear whether SARS-CoV-2 can directly damage neurons. Lancaster and colleagues investigate
viral neurotropism using brain organoids and discover that SARS-CoV-2...
Incomplete removal of extracellular glutamate controls synaptic transmission and integration at a cerebellar synapse
Synapses of glutamatergic mossy fiber onto cerebellar unipolar brush cells (UBCs) generate slow excitatory (ON) or inhibitory (OFF) postsynaptic responses dependent on the complement of glutamate receptors expressed on the UBC's large dendritic...
Confirmation bias without rhyme or reason
Having a confirmation bias sometimes leads us to hold inaccurate beliefs. So, the puzzle goes: why do we have it? According to the influential argumentative theory of reasoning, confirmation bias emerges because the primary function of reason is not...
People who microdose psychedelic drugs report that the benefits greatly outweigh the drawbacks
People who take microdoses of psychedelic drugs consistently report that it results in improved mood and creativity, while having few side effects, ...
Moral Combat - Hidden Brain - Omny.fm
Most of us have a clear sense of right and wrong. But what happens when we view politics through a moral lens? This week, we talk with psychologist Linda Skitka about how moral certainty can produce moral blinders — and endanger democracy.
FDA Approves First Treatment for COVID-19
FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir) for adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization
Cas9 gene therapy for Angelman syndrome traps Ube3a-ATS long non-coding RNA
Genomic integration of an adeno-associated virus vector in a mouse model of Angelman syndrome unsilences paternal Ube3a and rescues anatomical and behavioural phenotypes, suggesting a pathway towards the treatment of this neurodevelopmental disorder.
Fact-checking the final Trump-Biden presidential debate
Some 'facts' won't pass muster: That much is certain as President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet Thursday for a second, final debate. We check them.
Dying in a Leadership Vacuum | NEJM
Editorial from The New England Journal of Medicine — Dying in a Leadership Vacuum