Category: Biology Philosophy
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Non-local consciousness, NDEs and other arguments against the brain
Author: Spyridon Kakos, PhD, National Technical University of Athens August 2026, Athens, Greece Published at PhilPapers at https://philpapers.org/rec/KAKNCN Abstract: What is consciousness? Even though the current mainstream view suggests that the brain is the producer of consciousness in a materialistic and reductionist context, there is ample evidence supporting an alternative model: that the brain acts as…
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Fish. Stories. Walking beyond that tree…
If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, it will tell you its life story. Scientists demonstrate that they can use stable isotopic analysis of the eye lenses of freshwater fish -- including threatened and endangered salmon -- to reveal a fish's life history and what it ate along the way. (1) Look…
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AI. Schizophrenia. (Unprepared…)
Researchers have taken a step forward in developing an artificial intelligence tool to predict schizophrenia by analyzing brain scans. The tool was used to analyze functional magnetic resonance images of 57 healthy first-degree relatives (siblings or children) of schizophrenia patients. It accurately identified the 14 individuals who scored highest on a self-reported schizotypal personality trait…
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Brain stimulation. Personalized. Full of grief.
Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients' distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with epilepsy or Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists have demonstrated a novel personalized neuromodulation approach that -- at least in one patient -- was able to provide relief from symptoms of severe treatment-resistant depression within minutes.…
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Researching. Saying too much. Saying nothing…
New research explains how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs. (1) Does the species change? Due to evolution. Does it stay stable? Due to evolution. Beware of how broad is what you say. You might end up in…
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