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·September 9, 2020·4 min read

Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

People whose brains are more predisposed to implicit pattern learning are more likely to believe in a deity, researchers report.

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·September 3, 2020·4 min read

Is Consciousness Continuous or Discrete? Maybe It’s Both

A new two-stage model seeks to answer a longstanding philosophical debate over whether consciousness is continuous or discrete. Findings suggest discrete consciousness is preceded by a long-lasting unconscious processing period.

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·August 31, 2020·4 min read

Unraveling the Potential of the Unconscious Mind

People can learn to use the non-conscious content in their brains to make profitable decisions. Findings suggest a novel form of non-conscious metacognition.

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·August 6, 2020·6 min read

Brain Noise Contains Unique Signature of Dream Sleep

Using EEG to measure REM sleep allowed scientists to distinguish dreaming from wakefulness.

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·June 17, 2020·3 min read

What it means when animals have beliefs

Researchers proposed four criteria to understand and investigate animal belief systems. Findings suggest flexible behavior caused by belief is exhibited in the behavior of rats, chimpanzees, and dogs.

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·June 11, 2020·5 min read

High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain

Higher doses of ketamine administered to sheep completely reduced brain activity for a short period. Researchers report as the drug wore off and consciousness was regained, the animals' brain activity switched between high and low-frequency oscillations. The timing of the brain activity corresponds to the time human users report experiencing feelings that their brain 'disconnected' from their bodies after ketamine use.

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·May 29, 2020·6 min read

Anesthesia’s effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debate

Exposure to anesthesia causes lipid clusters to move from an ordered state to a disordered one, then back again. These changes lead to subsequent effects that cause changes in consciousness.

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·May 22, 2020·6 min read

New ‘sniff test’ predicts recovery of consciousness in brain

Researchers have developed a sniff test that can detect which patients in a vegetative state following a TBI will regain consciousness.

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·May 15, 2020·3 min read

The dreaming brain tunes out the outside world

The brain tunes out information from the outside world, such as the sound of speech, during REM sleep. During light sleep, the brain prioritizes meaningful speech, just as it does during a wakeful state. Researchers believe the mechanism enables the brain to protect the dreaming phase, which is essential for memory consolidation.

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·May 11, 2020·3 min read

A ‘consciousness conductor’ synchronizes and connects mouse brain areas

Mouse study reveals slow-wave brain activity, which is indicative of sleep and resting states, is controlled by the claustrum. The synchronization of active and silent states across the brain via the slow waves contributes to consciousness.

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·April 29, 2020·4 min read

Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain injured patients

A simple smell test could help doctors to identify which patients in a vegetative state will recover. 100% of patients in a vegetative state who reacted to the sniff test went on to regain consciousness. 91% of those were still alive three years post-injury.

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·April 28, 2020·3 min read

How the heart affects our perception

Brain activity alters over the heartbeat cycle, helping us make sure certain information is kept out of our conscious experience. The findings provide a conceptual framework to explain how internal signals integrate into our conscious perception of the world.

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consciousness

Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

Is Consciousness Continuous or Discrete? Maybe It’s Both

Unraveling the Potential of the Unconscious Mind

Brain Noise Contains Unique Signature of Dream Sleep

What it means when animals have beliefs

High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain

Anesthesia’s effect on consciousness solved, settling century-old scientific debate

New ‘sniff test’ predicts recovery of consciousness in brain

The dreaming brain tunes out the outside world

A ‘consciousness conductor’ synchronizes and connects mouse brain areas

Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain injured patients

How the heart affects our perception

Glioblastoma’s Chaos Follows Predictable Rules

One Autism Mutation Collapses the Whole Gene Network

Why Bitter Coffee Starts to Taste So Good to Your Brain

Omega-3 DHA Eases Autism Behaviors by Calming Inflammation

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