Marc Arginteanu's Blog, page 31
February 28, 2023
The Gut Brain Axis and psychiatric disorders.
In 2020, Canadian scientists reviewed evidence from twenty-one pertinent medical journal articles and discovered a link between the bugs that live in your gut and certain functions of your brain. The trillions of microor...
February 24, 2023
Billionaires betting on cyborgs
It���s not only zombies coming for your brain: the billionaires also want a piece of the action. The height of augmented humanity rests between our ears: brain computer interface (BCI). It���s closer to reality than you thin...
February 21, 2023
February 20, 2023
Weekend fiction reading- The Plague
After surviving these last two strange years, you probably have strong feelings about Albert Camus��� existential masterpiece. Depending on which side of the line you fall, it���s either a must read or a novel to be burned b...
February 13, 2023
Weekend Reading: The Road- C. McCarthy
You���re just about the last man standing in a nightmarish world. Even at noon, the sky is ashen and cold. It���s so cold. On the road. Shepherding the person for whom you���re living to somewhere better. But not really believ...
February 12, 2023
New Research��� Botox effects on the brain:
If used properly, Botox can have beneficial effects. The FDA approved Botox to treat a bunch of ailments, including severe muscle spasms and migraine headaches. But its popularity really took off once the plastic surgeon...
February 10, 2023
Buried by Facebook
If you���re trying to build a platform, advertise a business, spread a message, etc. on Facebook, you���re contending with opaque and capricious algorithms.
February 6, 2023
Neuroscience News Roundup
-Swiss scientists identified neurons in the human spinal cord which allowed for the recovery of function after spinal cord injury. The researchers then developed electronic implants, which they surgically placed in the s...
February 2, 2023
A new study confirms: Social media may change your kid���s brain
A 2023 study of middle school age children laid out some scary findings. Scientists recruited more than one-hundred and fifty children (aged twelve years) from rural North Carolina public schools. The children were surve...
