Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Get Smart: Recognizing Reptile Intelligence
Mammals, birds, and reptiles all developed different smart survival strategies on their own. It sounds like convergent evolution or intelligent design.
Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation
When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains.
Big Human Brain from…Just Two Genes?
The genes, unique to humans, spurred brain growth when introduced in mice and chimpanzee stem cells.
From Seizures, a Healthy Respect for the Brain
Webb Wright’s roundup of historical approaches to epilepsy is not very insightful, unfortunately.
A Needed Protest Against “AI Slop” and AI “Word Vomit”
It’s all another lesson in human exceptionalism. I believe we will wake up from the AI delusion someday.