Category: Neuroscience & Mind | Page 45 | Science and Culture Today

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 4, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, aging, dementia, Dogs, health, Hungary, memory, mice, neuroscience, Texas A&M, University of Arizona, University of Washington}

Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? It Depends

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August 4, 2022

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Not much is known for sure about how dogs age. The Dog Aging Project aims to change that through systematic research programs. Read More ›

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Date
July 28, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, brain, brain damage, brain size, football, neuroscience, tongue}

Woodpeckers: The Advantage of a Small Brain

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July 28, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Woodpeckers absorb 1200 to 1400 g shock driving their beaks into wood — but a shock absorbing skull doesn’t explain the absence of damage. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 26, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Science
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, abstract concepts, abstract thought, abstractions, animal intelligence, chimpanzees, Dogs, dolphins, neuroscience, rabbits, social justice}

Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

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July 26, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology, Science

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It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›

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Date
July 25, 2022

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Neuroscience & Mind
Science
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, algorithms, artificial intelligence, consciousness, creativity, ID the Future, Michael Medved, Michael Medved Show, military, Non-Computable You, podcast, Robert J. Marks II}

Robert J. Marks: Could Artificial Intelligence Replace Tom Cruise?

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July 25, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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Strictly in terms of optimal military tactics, the job of the human fighter pilots could be better filled by drones. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Artificial Selection, Cnidaria, convergence, Current Biology, development, evolution, fallacy, Hydra, intelligence, intelligent design, jellyfish, natural selection, Neural Networks, New Scientist, programmers, promissory note, purpose}

In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable

_{David Coppedge
July 25, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do. Read More ›

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Date
July 24, 2022

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Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, anthropologists, COVID-19, health, Rutgers University, safety, smell}

The Nose Really Does Know, It Turns Out…

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July 24, 2022

Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Anosmia, the loss of a sense of smell, affects up to 80 percent of COVID sufferers. However long it lasts, it is a health and safety concern. Read More ›

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Date
July 22, 2022

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Ethics
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
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, autism, birth, brains, consciousness, dementia, embryos, New Scientist, organoids, sentience, skin cells, Stanford University, UC San Diego}

Yikes, Lab-Grown Brains Are Getting Closer

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July 22, 2022

Ethics, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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The excitement is the prospect of better understanding and treatment of dementia, autism, and motor neuron disease (ALS). Read More ›

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Author
Amanda Witt

Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Faith & Science
Mathematics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, algorithms, artificial intelligence, Blake Lemoine, chatbot, common sense, companionship, consciousness, conversation, emotions, fear, Google, humans, LaMDA, meditation, Non-Computable You, psychologists, reading, Robert J. Marks II, sentience, spirituality, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

Chatbots Might Chat, But They’re Not People

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July 22, 2022

Faith & Science, Mathematics, Neuroscience & Mind

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A Google engineer claims a chatbot meditates, believes itself to have a soul, has emotions like fear, and enjoys reading. Read More ›

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Date
July 21, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, birds, brain, genome, intelligence, intelligent design, invertebrates, jumping genes, junk DNA, mammals, marine invertebrates, octopuses, oysters, transposons, unguided evolution}

How Octopuses Got So Smart? “Junk DNA”

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July 21, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Jumping genes used to be dismissed as junk DNA which in turn was held to be slam-dunk evidence for unguided evolutionary processes. Read More ›

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Date
July 17, 2022

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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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, Ars Technica, birds, brain size, brains, chimpanzees, genetic engineering, Homo sapiens, human brain, humans, information processing, John Timmer, lemurs, London School of Economics, Michael Denton, monkeys, octopuses, oxygen, primates, superintelligence, The Miracle of Man}

Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence

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July 17, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside. Read More ›