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New Atlas: Use it or lose it: The human brain will be reshaped by AI. Comment: As a person with TBI, short-term memory problems, amnesia, spatial impact proved to be a real problem for me. I found an explanation thanks to this woman Professor Eleanor Maguire (Taxi drivers in London). See details below

Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54. “In 2000, the cognitive neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire published the study that would bring her worldwide fame. It showed that a brain region called the posterior hippocampus was larger in … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Mental Health…This personality type thrives when life gives out lemons, science finds

Mental Health This personality type thrives when life gives out lemons, science finds By Bronwyn Thompson February 09, 2025 Facebook Twitter Flipboard LinkedIn Reddit Some people are better at making lemonade from life’s lemons Depositphotos View 1 Images How you cope … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: US approves “milestone” Parkinson’s treatment for 2025 release

Medical Devices US approves “milestone” Parkinson’s treatment for 2025 release By Bronwyn Thompson February 04, 2025 A new treatment to allow Parkinson’s patients to better control their symptoms will be available in the US in 2025 Depositphotos View 1 Images Americans … Continue reading →

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Big Think: Is AI eroding our critical thinking?

Thinking — January 27, 2025 Is AI eroding our critical thinking? “Ultimately, the choice rests with each individual: whether to take the convenient route of allowing AI to handle our critical thinking, or to preserve this essential cognitive process for ourselves.” Key … Continue reading →

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“DEI” has fallen from grace and change has started from Day 1 of President Trump’s inauguration. However, does “DEI” include mental illness: This is a piece from October 5th, 2020, to enable people to take a position. This is at the time of the Covid-19 Pandemic which we now know has impacted children, young people and vulnerable people.

President Donald J. Trump Is Safeguarding Americans’ Mental Health and Preventing The Tragedy of Suicide  Healthcare  Issued on: October 5, 2020  All News Quote At a time when many Americans are experiencing increased stress, anxiety, and personal loss, we must also … Continue reading →

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How the Brain Processes Space and Time. Comment: TBI … a great explanation that is so difficult for a person to understand

How the Brain Processes Space and Time FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience ·January 27, 2025 Summary: New research highlights a functional hierarchy in the brain’s processing of space and time. In posterior areas, like the occipital cortex, space and time are tightly linked and … Continue reading →

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AI in Health: The near future. Hope. Source: Atlas

AI in Health New AI picks up 97% of lung diseases, and can tell pneumonia from COVID-19 By Bronwyn Thompson January 23, 2025 Facebook Twitter Flipboard LinkedIn Reddit Google News AI detects lung diseases from the tiniest of ultrasound details Generated … Continue reading →

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Quora daily sends me IQ messages. TBI and memory amnesia et al make it impossible to understand, other than in the moment of reading, what impairments you have. This explains exactly what neuropsycholigist will tell a person who has sustained TBI (following hours of tests) but as I say you have no room in the head to carry this for reference. What you have as a person with TBI is a “sheet of wind upon a window pane” … The article is about being part of 2% of population with an IQ of 140-145.

The Old Biddy ·  Follow Organic Gardener, Chicken Keeper, Mother of two grown offspr2y I have an IQ of 140-145. What does it mean? As a professional who administered, scored and interpreted more than 1000 IQ tests during my career, an … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News.com: How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories

How the Brain Uses Place Cells to Anchor Episodic Memories FeaturedNeuroscience ·January 15, 2025 Summary: Researchers have developed a model explaining how place cells in the hippocampus anchor both spatial and episodic memories. Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex interact with … Continue reading →

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Harvard Public Health Magazine: Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans

 Feature Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans You need people, and more machines, to make sure the new tools don’t mess up. Harvard Public Health Magazine Health care AI, intended … Continue reading →

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