TL;DR: We can propose “consciousness tests” only if we imply the existence of a task that only a genuinely conscious system can solve. Therefore, if we invent an internally uncontradictive solution to that task, we’ll create consciousness.I won’t waste my – and yours – time arguing for the importance of consciousness research. You already know it. Everything we know is known through the lens of conscious experience. Nor will I dwell on the familiar difficulties: the hard problem, the explanat... Read more ›
Can meditation really help conditions like migraine, anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, memory problems, and stroke recovery? Modern neuroscience increasingly says yes. Research shows that meditation can reshape brain networks, reduce stress hormones, improve sleep, enhance cognitive function, and promote neuroplasticity. In this article, Dr. Shubhankar Mishra explores how an ancient spiritual practice is emerging as a powerful tool for neurological wellness, bridging the gap between modern sci... Read more ›
Vitiligo is a multifaceted autoimmune skin disease characterized by the loss of epidermal melanocytes, yet its molecular basis remains poorly understood. To address the need for a specialized systems biology interface, we present VIRdb v3.0, an integrative database combining curated transcriptomics-based datasets with differentially expressed genes, a protein–protein interaction network highlighting regulatory hubs, and an enriched library of natural compounds and FDA-approved drugs targeting... Read more ›
A new study suggests serotonin helps the brain update its assumptions by reducing "belief stickiness." The findings explain how common antidepressants might relieve obsessive-compulsive traits by helping people let go of rigid, outdated thoughts. Read more ›
Different neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are characterized by highly distinct patterns of behavior and associated challenges. While many past neuroscience studies have tried to uncover the unique neurobiological underpinnings of each condition, whether they share any common markers remains unclear. Read more ›
Multimodal neuroimaging, integrating functional connectivity from fMRI and structural connectivity from DTI, enables non-invasive analysis of brain networks using graph neural networks. However, demographic factors such as age and sex systematically confound the relationship between brain connectivity and clinical outcomes, causing GNNs to exploit spurious shortcuts rather than learning causally invariant representations. While recent causal GNN... Read more ›
What do LLMs make of leading arguments in the Philosophy of Mind? Read more ›
Do AI coding agents genuinely enhance developers’ cognitive abilities or do they merely increase output at the cost of cognitive degradation? Read more ›
A Quotient Metric Framework for Understanding and Improving Neural Representations Read more ›
Biophysical neuron models link measurements of neural activity to underlying cellular mechanisms. Yet, a central challenge is that the kinetics of many ion channels are poorly characterized, and practical simplifications -- omitting channels or reducing morphological detail -- introduce systematic gaps between model and biology. Bridging these gaps requires approaches that can flexibly discover unmodeled dynamics while preserving mechanistic i... Read more ›
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 25, June 2026. SignificanceHow oxytocin modulates the brain processes by which hierarchical relationships are learned and used to infer unobserved relationships remains unclear. Here, we identify the neurocomputational mechanisms engaged when learning rank relationships ... Read more ›
Dr. David Puder sits down with psychopharmacology expert Dr. Michael Cummings and Dr. Blaire Heath to discuss Side Effect Mastery in Psychopharmacology. This episode dives deep into the Rawlings–Thompson A-F Classification system for understanding and managing medication side effects, emphasizing low and slow titration strategies to improve tolerability and patient outcomes. They discuss practical, real-world approaches to common challenges, including orthostatic hypotension, excessive sweati... Read more ›
Whether you want to know how the brain works, how to learn better, understand human behavior and even brain injury and pathologies, we’ve got you covered. The post appeared first on . Read more ›
THE Sun's world famous Mystic Meg horoscope column has entertained readers for decades with predictions for their love lives, money and careers. Read on to see what Mystic Meg with Maggie Innes has written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Conflict between your tough outer image and your... Read more ›
Blog posts here typically start with research and then consider classroom application. Today’s post — more speculative than most — begins with a concept and then moves to thinking aloud. In brief: I want to explore the concept of “checking for understanding,” and propose a new category of classroom moves that should precede such checks. […] Read more ›
Ralph Losey, June 17, 2026. Privacy, Proof, and Judgmentin the Next Technology Shift to Quantum Most legal technology shifts do not announce themselves with trumpets. They slip into ordinary practice first. Email was once informal chatter, then became the core of discovery. Predictive coding was once treated as radical, then became accepted. Generative AI was […] Introduction to Malware Binary Triage (IMBT) Course Looking to level up your skills? Get 10% off using coupon code: MWNEWS10 for an... Read more ›
Womb of Being Here I am, in it, curled as you are, as all are who breathe. I found myself here, not by my choice but by that of something other. So, I’m here wondering how you interpret the mystery of it —not its biology, but the phenomenology of it, the cloud of meanings of its textures… Read more ›
Frontiers Frontiers | Exercise benefits in metabolism on cardiovascular disease Low physical activity (PA) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. Exercise, as a non-pharmacological intervention for prevention and treatmen... chatGPT(5.5 paid) Guo et al. 2026, “Exercise benefits in metabolism on cardiovascular disease,” Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. This is a narrative review, not a primary experimental paper. It argues that exercise protects against cardiovascular dise... Read more ›
A team of researchers led by Professor Akitsu Hotta (Department of Clinical Application) developed a comprehensive framework that combines computational prediction, experimental validation and whole-genome analysis to evaluate intended and unintended mutations arising from CRISPR-Cas9 delivered by lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), providing a practical strategy to improve the safety of genome-editing therapies. The work is published in the journal Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids. Read more ›