Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Originally shared by Neuroscience News

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

A link has been identified between oxidative stress, which has previously been linked to aging and neurodegeneration, and sleep. Oxidative stress activates neurons that control sleep function. The findings could help in the development of treatments for sleep disorders.

#aging #sleep #insomnia #sleepdisorders #neuroscience #science #oxidativestress #news
https://neurosciencenews.com/aging-sleep-10937/

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Premature Death

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Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Premature Death

Machine learning significantly improves the accuracy of predicting premature deaths, from all causes, in a middle-aged population compared with more traditional models.

They found this AI system was very accurate in its predictions and performed better than the current standard approach to prediction developed by human experts. The study is published by PLOS ONE in a special collections edition of “Machine Learning in Health and Biomedicine”.

The team used health data from just over half a million people aged between 40 and 69 recruited to the UK Biobank between 2006 and 2010 and followed up until 2016.

https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-death-prediction-10959/

Open Access Research:
“Prediction of premature all-cause mortality: A prospective general population cohort study comparing machine-learning and standard epidemiological approaches”
Stephen F. Weng, Luis Vaz, Nadeem Qureshi, Joe Kai.
Published: March 27, 2019 PLOS ONE
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214365

#neuroscience #AI #machinelearning #deeplearning #science
https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-death-prediction-10959/

So, is everyone already on #Minds?

So, is everyone already on #Minds?

I'm still with little over 200 followers there, a very small percentage from here. I've started my account there end of last year, so far it has been a great experience, very similar to #Google+.

#MeWe is more like #Facebook, didn't like it much for sharing #science and #technology news.

I can have access to most news that interest me ( #robotics #artificialintelligence #technology #science #health #eco etc) directly from my feed on Minds, you just need to follow the right people ;).

Check it out, let's keep in touch!

https://www.minds.com/JessicaMeyer
https://www.minds.com/JessicaMeyer

Hacking the Mind Just Got Easier With These New Tools

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Hacking the Mind Just Got Easier With These New Tools

https://singularityhub.com/2018/11/12/hacking-the-mind-just-got-easier-with-these-new-tools/

#neuroscience #brain #health #lifehack #srsly #science #tech #technology #future

The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment

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The Sleeping Brain Remains Attentive to Its Environment

Researchers report our brain can track the sounds in its environment while we sleep, and favor the most relevant ones. This aptitude could be one of the mechanisms that allow us to sleep in complete safety and wake up at the right moment.

The research is in Nature Human Behaviour. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/sleeping-brain-environment-10550/

IQ Is Falling Worldwide! Reversal Of 20th Century Intelligence Boom Upon Humanity | Disclose.tv

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
https://www.disclose.tv/iq-is-falling-worldwide-reversal-of-20th-century-intelligence-boom-upon-humanity-358064

Epigenetics Contributes to Male and Female Differences in Fear Memories

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Epigenetics Contributes to Male and Female Differences in Fear Memories

A new mouse study reveals males recall fearful memories better than females. Researchers attribute the difference to the gene Cdk5, which has previously been implicated in creating fear memories and stress behaviors.

The research is in Biological Psychiatry. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/epigenetics-fear-sex-differences-10565/

4 Things That Currently Break the Speed of Light Barrier - Big Think

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
https://bigthink.com/dr-kakus-universe/what-travels-faster-than-the-speed-of-light

"Neuroscience has drifted off a little bit from the directions that Freud was going in terms of the interpretations...

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

"Neuroscience has drifted off a little bit from the directions that Freud was going in terms of the interpretations of whether your unconscious mind is sending you particular hidden signals and so on. But the idea that there's this massive amount happening under the hood, that part was correct and so Freud really nailed that. And he lived before the blossoming of modern neuroscience, so he was able to do this just by outside observation and looking at how people acted.
Nowadays, we're able to peer noninvasively inside people's heads as they're doing tasks, as they're thinking about things and making decisions, perceiving the world. We're able to go a lot deeper into understanding this massive machinery under the hood."
https://bigthink.com/ideafeed/neuroscience-confirms-your-subconscious-shapes-your-reality?rebelltitem=2#

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Originally shared by Joe Carter

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The meta-analysis, which look at over 60,000 mother-child relationships, has now shown that left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants compared to bottle-fed infants."

https://www.sciencealert.com/breastfeeding-could-help-cement-whether-an-infant-becomes-right-or-left-handed
https://www.sciencealert.com/breastfeeding-could-help-cement-whether-an-infant-becomes-right-or-left-handed

*Paper proposes new way to understand how the neocortex works

Originally shared by Ward Plunet

*Paper proposes new way to understand how the neocortex works
by Numenta*

Scientists at Numenta propose a major new theory about how the human brain works. While neuroscientists have amassed an enormous amount of detailed factual knowledge about the brain, there remains no unifying theory as to what intelligence is and how the brain produces it. In their paper, "A Framework for Intelligence and Cortical Function Based on Grid Cells in the Neocortex," Numenta researchers describe a broad framework for understanding what the neocortex does and how it works. The paper appears in the journal Frontiers in Neural Circuits. The key insight described in the paper relates to a type of neuron called grid cells. Grid cells exist in an older part of the brain that learns maps of environments. As you move, grid cells keep track of the location of your body relative to these maps. Numenta researchers deduced that grid cells also must exist throughout the neocortex. These "cortical grid cells" track the locations of your sensors as they move relative to the objects in the world. The authors propose that cortical grid cells allow the neocortex to learn models of objects similar to how the older part of the brain learns maps of environments. The paper proposes how we learn the structure and behavior of objects based on locations and location spaces defined by cortical grid cells.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-human-brain-memories.html

The 17 Different Ways Your Face Conveys Happiness

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The 17 Different Ways Your Face Conveys Happiness

A new study reports humans have more universal ways of expressing happiness than any other emotion.

The research is in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/happiness-faces-10547/

The Human Brain Works Backwards to Retrieve Memories

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The Human Brain Works Backwards to Retrieve Memories

When we remember a past event, the human brain reconstructs that experience in reverse order.

The research is in Nature Communications. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/backwards-memory-10527/

How the Brain Makes Choices

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How the Brain Makes Choices

Researchers investigate how the brain deals with uncertainty when making decisions.
https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-choices-11504/

From idea to a hypothesis of emotions, evolution of a concept

Originally shared by Eva Deli

From idea to a hypothesis of emotions, evolution of a concept

How Words Get an Emotional Meaning

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How Words Get an Emotional Meaning

The brain distinguishes in a flash what a newly learned meaning the word has for us, especially if that meaning is negative.

The research is in Neuropsychologia. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/words-emotion-meaning-10474/

Building a Bigger Brain

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Building a Bigger Brain

ARHGAP11B causes neural progenitor cells, which are cells that produce neurons, to make more of themselves for a longer period of time. The result is an expanded neocortex.

The research is in eLife. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-brain-size-10461/

Long-Term Breastfeeding Sheds Light on Whether an Infant Becomes Left or Right Handed

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Long-Term Breastfeeding Sheds Light on Whether an Infant Becomes Left or Right Handed

The study found that the prevalence of left-handedness is lower among breastfed infants as compared to bottle-fed infants.

The research is in Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. (full open access)
https://neurosciencenews.com/breastfeeding-handedness-10448/

Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects

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Human Brain Allocates Attention Based on Known Size of Objects

People pay attention to objects based on their real-world size, rather than how they are perceived by the eye.

The research is in Nature Human Behavior. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/attention-object

Adults with Autism Can Read Complex Emotions in Others

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Adults with Autism Can Read Complex Emotions in Others

New research shows adults with autism can recognise complex emotions such as regret and relief in others as easily as those without the condition.

The research is in Autism Research. (full access paywall)
https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-others-emotions-10439/