12 min watch
Could identical twins commit the perfect crime?
Veritasium
CoreBrainstem
8 min read
The Remarkable Lives of 5-Year-Old Brain Organoids
The mini-brains are full of surprises The post The Remarkable Lives of 5-Year-Old Brain Organoids appeared first on Nautilus.
Nautilus
BrainstemCoreFrontal
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3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws
A new study has found that Tasmanian tigers had an adaptation is found in no living carnivorous mammal.
The Conversation
BrainstemCore
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I’m Part of the Team Writing the Next Bible of Psychiatry—For the First Time, the DSM Will Use Biology to Understand Mental Disorders
Part of the challenge of finding a biomarker for mental illness is the environment’s significant influence The post I’m Part of the Team Writing the Next Bible of Psychiatry—For th
Nautilus
FrontalBrainstem
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How Stress Changes Your Brain
Stress can sharpen your focus, but only up to a point. Beyond that, it starts to impair memory, decision-making, and even your eating habits. Here's where the tipping point lies. #
Kurzgesagt
FrontalCerebellumBrainstem
12 min read
Why Ageing May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown
Millions of cells read one by one, and ageing starts to look less like wear and more like a remodelling.
Quanta Magazine
BrainstemCerebellum
8 min read
Life in the Harshest Places on Earth
Boiling acid, solid rock, hard vacuum — extremophiles are not curiosities, they are the edge of what living means.
Quanta Magazine
Brainstem
18 min read
A Mitochondrial Theory of Mind
The cell's power plants as the link between body, health and mood — an energetic view of being alive.
Quanta Magazine
BrainstemFrontal
14 min read
Why Am I Left-Handed?
An invisible difference in a tenth of us, and an open question in half a dozen fields at once.
Quanta Magazine
BrainstemFrontal
12 min explore
Life Expectancy
The chart that reframes the last two centuries — and every country's own line to pull out of it.
Our World in Data
BrainstemFrontal
18 min explore
Growing Neural Cellular Automata
Teach a grid of cells to grow into a shape — and watch it heal when cut.
Distill
FrontalOccipital
4 min explore
Cell Size and Scale
Interactive visualization of cellular structures and their relative sizes.
Learn.Genetics (Utah)
BrainstemFrontal
3 min play
Reflex: Reaction Test
Test your reaction speed by responding to visual prompts as fast as possible.
Mind
CerebellumBrainstem
4 min explore
How Fireflies Sync Themselves
Animated explanation of the mathematical patterns fireflies use to synchronize their flashing.
Nicky Case
BrainstemCerebellum
8 min watch
The Backwards Brain Bicycle
Learning a new motor skill proves difficult when spatial feedback is reversed.
SmarterEveryDay
FrontalBrainstemCore
10 min read
How Music Rewires the Brain
Musical training alters brain structure and cognitive abilities fundamentally.
UCF Pegasus
TemporalBrainstem
11 min read
The Forest Is Smarter Than You Think
Forests communicate and cooperate through interconnected root and fungal networks.
The Conversation
Brainstem
26 min watch
The Stilwell Brain
Brain anatomy and neuroscience exploration through visual demonstrations and thought experiments.
Vsauce
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