Psilocybin desynchronizes the human brain(nature.com)

215 points by kieckerjan 2 years ago | 187 comments

Alzheimer's microbiota induce deficits in cognition and hippocampal neurogenesis(academic.oup.com)

86 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 40 comments

Sitting for a long time shrinks your brain even if you exercise(alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

60 points by codexon 1 year ago | 25 comments

Covid-19 Infections and Cognitive Function(papers.ssrn.com)

15 points by jandrewrogers 2 years ago | 1 comments

Lifelong Disadvantage: How Socioeconomics Affect Brain Function(jneurosci.org)

146 points by gnabgib 2 years ago | 218 comments

Six-hour time-restricted feeding inhibits lung cancer progression(bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com)

59 points by birriel 3 years ago | 26 comments

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice(med.stanford.edu)

368 points by mustaphah 7 months ago | 176 comments

Stanford Medicine news article reporting that enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice.

Aging brains blend memories together instead of just forgetting them(studyfinds.com)

323 points by mdp2021 1 month ago | 129 comments

StudyFinds article on Binghamton University research suggesting aging brains blend similar memories together rather than simply forgetting them.

Improving deep sleep may prevent dementia, study finds(monash.edu)

418 points by clouddrover 3 years ago | 381 comments

Monash University news article reporting a study finding that each 1% yearly loss of deep sleep in people over 60 is linked to a 27% higher dementia risk.

AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain(davidepiffer.com)

524 points by rzk 2 months ago | 452 comments

A Substack essay by Davide Piffer arguing that AI's edge over mathematicians comes from a vast symbolic working memory rather than superior reasoning.

Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain(news.mit.edu)

525 points by gmays 1 year ago | 254 comments

MIT News article on research showing attention lapses during sleep deprivation coincide with fluid flushing from the brain, a process normally occurring during sleep.