Neuroscience Community

The whole "your frontal lobe finishes developing at 25" thing seems more complicated than people make it sound lol. Newer research is examining different aspects of brain development, and they don't all follow the same timeline. 🤔

I admit, this is all shocking and disturbing because I saw a YouTube video about it, and one of the comments was like, "WTF?" 😭 As they say, science evolves.

The trap of self optimization : why chasing a "better version" of yourself might be holding you back

I'm going to share something I read recently and found very interesting, according to neuropsychologist Albert Moukheiber, the constant quest to become a "better version of oneself" is often counterproductive, from a neuroscientific perspective, life has no hidden meaning to discover like a… read more

Named my anatomical model Powder

Podcasts

Anyone follow dr.huberman or any others in the field? I have been learning so much and seriously thinking about changing my careers to neuroscience. Your perspective is appreciated.

Fascinated how brain works

Sleep less stupid : Gratitude

So according to Andrew, in order to feel Gratitude, you don't have to list what you're grateful for with all of the reasons you feel so. You have to do this instead ; 🩵 Remember a story of someone helping another one who was in hard situation, and how that person felt grateful to them. 🩵Or… (edited) read more

The Neocortex

Anatomical Skull

Homunculus

Hallucinating people under extreme circumstances

Do typical individuals, not those with schizophrenia, experience hallucinations of conversing with others under extreme conditions such as prolonged isolation or starvation? Or is this mainly a concept used in Hollywood storytelling? #movies #tv #storytelling #neuroscience

Neuroscientists be like...

Neuroscience class

It was a very interesting lecture.

Dancing Through Walls: How Billy Elliot Reveals the Brain’s Journey Beyond Limits

I recently rewatched Billy Elliot and thought about how the film captures the powerful way our environments shape us. Not just culturally or socially, but down to how our brains function. Billy’s childhood unfolds in a mining town defined by narrow brick terraces and bleak industrial spaces.… read more

Determinism

"All a dream to begin with, ain't nobody ever been free." #nofreewill