Neuromorphic learning, working memory, and metaplasticity in nanowire networks(science.org)

73 points by taubek 3 years ago | 9 comments

Star neuroscientist may have manipulated data to support a major stroke trial(science.org)

270 points by EndXA 2 years ago | 304 comments

Drugs like ritalin, dexamphetamine decrease the quality of cognitive effort(science.org)

31 points by technocratius 3 years ago | 42 comments

Researchers to retract landmark Alzheimer's paper containing doctored images(science.org)

257 points by instagraham 2 years ago | 124 comments

Subducting plate structure and megathrust morphology at Cascadia(science.org)

17 points by luu 2 years ago | 2 comments

Semaglutide treatment associated with high reduction in Alcohol Use Disorder(eurekalert.org)

40 points by belltaco 2 years ago | 39 comments

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.

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.

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.

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.

Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults(bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com)

465 points by redbell 1 year ago | 173 comments

Open-access BMC Psychiatry research article reporting a cross-sectional study linking repetitive negative thinking to cognitive function decline in older adults.

Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it(science.org)

598 points by nabla9 1 year ago | 370 comments

A Science Advances research article on how cognitive skills change with age and whether using them prevents decline; the page showed a Cloudflare verification check.