Do gut microbes control your personality?
Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into new research that suggests certain bacteria in your gut can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this emerging science could change how we treat disease — and discover the…#kathleenmcauliffe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Online marketplace for animal samples could cut waste and save lives
Every year, millions of tissue and organ samples from animal experiments go to waste, left forgotten in the back of lab freezers or destroyed to free up space. Scientists in Spain are hoping a new online tool could help. Called aRukon and set to launch globally this year, the virtual marketplace will allow researchers to sell unused animal samples to other labs, potentially cutting waste and saving animal lives.
Lluís Montoliu, a geneticist and vice director of the National Center for Biotechnology, is optimistic about the plan. A member of the committee for transparency in animal experimentation at the Confederatio...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
The " shocking " tactic electric fish use to collectively sense the world
Neuroscientist Nathan Sawtell has spent a lot of time studying the electric elephantnose fish. These fish send and decipher weak electric signals, which Sawtell hopes will eventually help neuroscientists better understand how the brain filters sensory information about the outside world. As Sawtell has studied these electric critters, he's had a lingering question: why do they always seem to organize themselves in a particular orientation. At first, he couldn't figure out why, but a new study released this week in Nature may have an answer: the fish are creating an electrical network larger than any field a single fish can...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Regina G. Barber Source Type: news
Stay Salty: Maternal Diet Affects an Offspring’s Neuronal Taste Circuit
Low salt intake during pregnancy in mice influences the pruning of extra synapses of the taste circuit later in life. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 6, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Augmentation Cystoplasty Safe for Children With Neurogenic Bladder
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- For children with neurogenic bladder, augmentation cystoplasty (AC) is safe and effective, with low surgical and metabolic complication rates, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in Scientific Reports.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Black Box episode one: The connectionists - podcast
This is the story of Geoffrey Hinton, a man who set out to understand the brain and ended up working with a group of researchers who invented a technology so powerful that even they don ’t truly understand how it works. This is about a collision between two mysterious intelligences – two black boxes – human and artificial. And it’s already having profound consequencesYou can listen to Black Boxhere.Thanks to Michael Wooldridge – his book is calledThe Road to Conscious Machines.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 5, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hosted by Michael Safi with Geoffrey Hinton, Michael Wooldridge and Melanie Mitchell. Produced by Alex Atack. Executive producer Joshua Kelly. Original music and sound design by Rudi Zygadlo. Music supervisor Max Sanderson. Additional support from Caitlin Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Consciousness Computing Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Source Type: news
Two Neuron Populations Prolong Aggression
Scientists are a step closer to uncovering the neural changes that underlie sustained mental states. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 4, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Episode one – The connectionists | Podcast
This is the story of Geoffrey Hinton, a man who set out to understand the brain and ended up a group of researchers who invented a technology so powerful that even they don ’t truly understand how it works. This is about a collision between two mysterious intelligences – two black boxes – human and artificial. And it’s already having profound consequencesThanks to Michael Wooldridge – his book is calledThe Road to Conscious Machines.And Melanie Mitchell – her book is calledArtificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hosted by Michael Safi with Geoffrey Hinton, Michael Wooldridge and Melanie Mitchell; produced by Alex Atack; executive producer Joshua Kelly; original music and sound design by Rudi Zygadlo; music supervisor Max Sanderson; additional support from Caitlin Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Science Consciousness Computing Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Source Type: news
Episode one – The connectionists
This is the story of Geoffrey Hinton, a man who set out to understand the brain and ended up a group of researchers who invented a technology so powerful that even they don ’t truly understand how it works. This is about a collision between two mysterious intelligences – two black boxes – human and artificial. And it’s already having profound consequencesThanks to Michael Wooldridge – his book is calledThe Road to Conscious Machines.And Melanie Mitchell – her book is calledArtificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 4, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hosted by Michael Safi with Geoffrey Hinton, Michael Wooldridge and Melanie Mitchell; produced by Alex Atack; executive producer Joshua Kelly; original music and sound design by Rudi Zygadlo; music supervisor Max Sanderson; additional support from Caitlin Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Science Consciousness Computing Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Source Type: news
Readers reply: is it possible to think about nothing?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers ’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsIs it possible to think about nothing? Surely our consciousness is always whirring away.Paul Lambert, SouthamptonSend new questions tonq@theguardian.com.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 3, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Life and style Consciousness Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Philosophy Source Type: news
Marion Ecob-Prince obituary
My wife, Marion Ecob-Prince, who has died aged 74, was a scientist who spent her career studying the neuromuscular junction, where nerves and muscle fibres meet. Working in laboratories in New York, Newcastle and Glasgow, she developed tissue culture techniques to study the progression of a range of neuromuscular diseases that can cause severe pain, muscle atrophy and numbness.Born in Heanor, in Derbyshire, to Anne (nee Ford), an assistant in a post office, and John Ecob, a delivery driver, Marion attended Spondon Park grammar school in Derby, where she was an excellent fencer, captain of the netball team and head girl. In...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Tony Prince Tags: Medical research Neuroscience People in science Medicine University of Bristol Harvard University Fencing Newcastle University Source Type: news
From the Expert: Machine Learning and Artificial Neural Networks
Grace Lindsay explains machine learning and describes how artificial neural networks mimic the architecture of brain neurons to learn from and process data. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 1, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Videos Source Type: news
A prospective investigation of the effects of soccer heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances in semi-professional female players - Kern J, Gulde P, Hermsd örfer J.
INTRODUCTION: Repetitive head impacts (RHI) from routine soccer (football) heading have been suggested to contribute to the long-term development of neurodegenerative disorders. However, scientific evidence concerning the actual risk of these RHI on brain ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
R.S.V. Vaccines May Slightly Increase Risk of Rare Neurological Condition
Federal health officials presented data hinting at a link to Guillain-Barr é syndrome, but said the connection was still uncertain. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Disease Rates Vaccination and Immunization Guillain-Barre Syndrome Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Elderly Statistics Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Clinical Trials Source Type: news
Labroots Hosts 12th Annual Neuroscience Online Event Scheduled on March 6, 2024
Delivering an informative agenda exploring the complexities of the human brain, neuropsychiatric disorders, and intricate links between brain function and behavior YORBA LINDA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Labroots, the leading scientific social networking website offering... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news
