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MIT News: Brain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophrenia. Highly recommend video from Channel 4 about the Inquiry in the UK into mental illness

Posted on June 15, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology – On Campus and Around the world  Subscribeto MIT News newsletterBrowseEnter keywords to search for news articles:Submit Brain circuit needed to incorporate new information may be linked to schizophrenia Impairments of this circuit … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Concussions Convert Brain Stabilizers Into Disruptive Forces. Quote: “When structural matrix inhibition drops, brain networks lose communication precision. Instead of conveying meaningful signals required for cognitive function, the circuits generate massive, chaotic electrical noise that directly prevents learning, memory formation, and accurate recall.” Comment: 30+ years since TBI but I include this quotation because people are becoming more violent and pay little attention to the impact of traumatic brain injury. “Dr. Subramanian emphasizes that these findings carry immediate societal relevance given the global surge in young people riding electric scooters or bicycles without helmets. The data proves that even mild, sub-clinical concussions internally trigger a progressive structural cascade capable of causing lifelong neurological deficits if left un-intercepted.”

Posted on June 13, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Concussions Convert Brain Stabilizers Into Disruptive Forces FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·June 12, 2026 Summary: Researchers deciphered the molecular chain reaction that converts the brain’s internal immune defenses into a destructive force following a concussion. Utilizing both rat and mouse models of mild-to-moderate traumatic … Continue reading →

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John Nosta, Psychology Today: AI Can Build the Science, But Not the Scientist

Posted on June 12, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

9 of 1,669 AI Can Build the Science, But Not the Scientist Inbox John Nosta via Psychology Today <noreply@psychologytoday.com> Unsubscribe Wed, Jun 10, 8:40 PM (2 days ago) to me View in web browser A note from John Discovery is key in science. But what will … Continue reading →

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El Pais: Ann Dooms, mathematician: ‘In the real world, human intuition remains irreplaceable’

Posted on June 2, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Artificial Intelligence Ann Dooms, mathematician: ‘In the real world, human intuition remains irreplaceable’ She is one of the world’s experts in what she and others in her field call ‘digital mathematics’: a term of their own to distinguish it from … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News. Comment: (post TBI, frontal lobal damage ex contrecoup, aphasia inter alia other outcomes applies. Also defined by the word Broca) – Quote “Mechanistically decoding how symbols are assembled provides a framework to dramatically improve BCIs, allowing devices to translate neural intent into fluent speech or physical action. The paradigm also offers diagnostic pathways for action-planning disorders like constructional apraxia and psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.”

Posted on May 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought Neuroscience ·May 23, 2026 Summary: Researchers discovered the first … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Schizophrenia. Maybe some hope with this awful diagnosis, so often, casting people into criminal acts or lives of disarray

Posted on May 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Schizophrenia Risk Gene Linked to Hyper-Excitable Neurons FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology ·May 20, 2026 Summary: A precision functional genomics study successfully mapped the biological timing and cellular consequences of a major schizophrenia-associated gene. The research investigates ZNF804A, the very first risk gene identified from … Continue reading →

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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT: The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see. Comment: Fascinated. TBI, personally vision impacted, but nearest to acknowledgement was from Professor Lorraine Cassidy. TThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT: The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see. Comment: Fascinated. TBI, personally vision impacted, but nearest to acknowledgement was from Professor Lorraine Cassidy. Professor Trinity College Dublin.

Posted on May 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

May 14, 2026 Research Findings The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see Brain cells take in many signals through thousands of circuit connections. A new study in mice discerns the rules that turn what could be … Continue reading →

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The Black Dog, Anxiety, Depression: Darwin understood something about anxiety that modern psychiatry still struggles to accept: You cannot think your way out of a body problem. Here’s the system he used to regulate his mind:

Posted on May 10, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Conversation Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108 1:48 PM · May 10, 2026 4,699 Views Relevant View quotes Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108 28m Darwin was not the confident naturalist history remembers. He suffered panic attacks severe enough … Continue reading →

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The Deep View: Quantum, AI spur biological breakthroughs

Posted on May 6, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

RESEARCH Quantum, AI spur biological breakthroughs For years, IBM has been at the forefront of quantum computing. At this year’s Think conference, that ambition was on full display. During the opening keynote, IBM CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna highlighted quantum’s … Continue reading →

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Harvard Medical School: Scientists Create First-Ever ‘Smell Map’. Comment 30+ years since TBI, as well as losing hearing in my right ear, I lost the sense of smell. The constact response people gave oh you are so lucky. Smell is important, I can vouch for this

Posted on May 5, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Search Breadcrumb Scientists Create First-Ever ‘Smell Map’ A detailed diagram of smell receptors in the nose fills in missing details of how olfaction works Research 4 min read By CATHERINE CARUSO April 28, 2026 At a glance The future of federally funded … Continue reading →

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