How are the self, space, and time related? A new study on #depersonalization found feeling disconnected from your body-linked to time slowing down, & feeling detached from the world-linked to time speeding up. @Annaciaunica tinyurl.com/bdh4thdb #Neuroscience #TimePerception #Consciousness

A brain-wide map of decision-making! 🧠 Study reveals how sensory inputs, choices & motor actions are encoded across 279 brain regions. Dataset publicly available #Neuroscience #BrainMapping #DecisionMaking #OpenScience #BigData #Neuropixels t.co/54Lc3CmYgV

What do proteins, animal forms & languages have in common? #Evolution! Unified framework detects evolutionary leaps #branching across #molecular, #morphological, and #cultural scales onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #Genomics #Adaptation #ComputationalBiology #Biology

New research calls an Alzheimer's protein "chameleon-like." 🦎 It shape-shifts to form toxic plaques, but this same flexibility also allows the plaques to break apart. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…#Alzheimersr#amyloidi#researchc#neurosciencec#proteinfoldingn#dementiaia

Nature's #biomimicry at its finest! rove beetle that grows a hyper-realistic "termite puppet" on its back to steal food 🐜 scim.ag/40kQtbI h/t @justinechterna9 #mimicry #evolution #entomology #newspecies #insects #natureiswild

What is Life?" @drmichaellevin.bsky.social & #TerrenceDeacon unite thermodynamics and cognition across all scales, bridging #EvoDev, #cogsci & #philosophy. Inspired by @danieldennett's legacy. youtu.be/HuWbHwPZd60?fe…#Evolutionon#Biologyg#Philosophyh#Consciousnesss#Complexityty

Can We Engineer Artificial Consciousness?" Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in #neuroscience, #psychology, and theoretical #biology, dive into the frontiers of #consciousness @KarlFristonNews @Mark_Solms youtu.be/Jtp426wQ-JI?...

An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes. #Evolution #Biology #Adaptation www.quantamagazine.org/the-sudden-s...

Open-source AI platform is democratizing the design of custom proteins! 🧬 It "reverse-engineers" the process, to create specific protein binders for therapeutic research applications. share.google/zQLs8VH9S7jm... #OpenSource #AI #ProteinDesign #Biotechnology #ScienceForAll

Why does AI get stuck in infinite loops? "Unlike computers, we are beings in time-embodied, embedded, and entimed in our worlds. We can never be caught in infinite loops because we never exist out of time." bigthink.com/neuropsych/a...

Cool interview with Karl Friston x.com/mlstreettalk...

New research shows a #BCI can decode a person's silent, inner speech into full sentences. Tapping into the brain's motor cortex, revolutionizing communication for those who cannot speak. #Neuroscience #BrainComputerInterface #Neurotech #Accessibility www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Can active inference model consciousness? New paper proposes it can, via a "Beautiful Loop Theory." It rests on three key conditions that create a self-evidencing system. 🧠 @KarlFristonNews #Consciousness #ActiveInference ##FEP www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Really intriguing talk coming up by @annaciaunica.bsky.social on whether you need a body to be somebody, a self ? FREE Online access Artificial General Intelligence (AGI25 ) Conference August 10-13 AGI sign up. agi-conf.org/2025/ Also a link to @AnnaCiaunica paper. osf.io/preprints/psya…

Breakthrough! After 50 years, a monumental proof in abstract mathematics is bringing us closer to a Grand Unified Theory! This quiet revolution is one of science's biggest stories. #Mathematics #ScienceNews #GrandUnifiedTheory #AbstractMath www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hepatitis C found in the brain lining of individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder suggesting link between HCV infection and these psychiatric conditions. hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…#HepatitisCs#MentalHealtht#Schizophreniai#BipolarDisorderer

Dive into the incredible world of Xenobots! 🐸 These living robots challenge our understanding of life, intelligence, consciousness. youtu.be/LTBZRVKUwyM?si… @drmichaellevin @Evan_mcg#Xenobotst#Bioengineeringn#AIA#Consciousnesss#Sciencece

Exploring cognitive diversity. Timely and valuable reframing.

Researchers discovered that a protein called cypin can help brain cells connect and communicate. This could be a game-changer for treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injuries. #BrainHealth #Research #Science #Memory #TBI #Neurodegeneration share.google/QkMxGPt6DQbb...

How are animal minds shaped by evolution? 🧠 Explore cognitive diversity across the animal kingdom, moving beyond human-centric views. Reframes cognition as a set of diverse solutions to environmental challenges. #AnimalCognition #Evolution doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

Liquid biopsies are paving the way for a new era of cancer screening. Detecting tumor-derived analytes in body fluids, these non-invasive tests could provide early diagnosis for everyone! #LiquidBiopsy #CancerScreening #EarlyDetection #PrecisionOncology t.co/z60uD5OzmV

CNS and immune system are deeply connected! Continuous crosstalk regulates #homeostasis and #neuroinflammation. Disruptions can drive #neurodegeneration, impacting cognitive function. Key areas: #gutbrainaxis #bloodbrainbarrier #circadianrhythms #Neuroscience #Immunology #Alzheimers t.co/LGun6OuCjX

Scientists successfully transmitted information directly between two human brains over the internet, creating the first brain-to-brain interface- could revolutionize communication! #BrainToBrain #BCI #FutureOfCommunication #Neuroscience #TechRevolution www.popularmechanics.com/science/a652...

No batteries, no computer, 'link-bots' are simple chains of V-shaped particles that, when vibrated, exhibit incredible collective behavior—moving, exploring, and even carrying objects together. youtu.be/Xki6XiA-lAI #robotics #swarmintelligence #emergentbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists at EPFL have created MammAlps, a multi-view, multi-modal video dataset that captures how wild mammals behave in the Swiss Alps. A game-changer for wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts. #MammAlps #WildlifeMonitoring #Conservation #DataScience #SwissAlps #Science t.co/MRZ5DIX2sf

Organoids: tiny 3D tissue cultures with HUGE potential for modeling human biology & cancer! From drug discovery to understanding tumor development, organoids offer exciting avenues. x.com/IHB_Research... #Organoids #CancerResearch #BiomedicalResearch #Science

Dive into the fascinating world of #Neuropsychoanalysis! Learn about its foundations and exciting advancements in this talk by the brilliant @Mark_Solms #Psychology #Neuroscience #MarkSolms ➡️ npsa-association.org/videos/video...

Great talk by @drmichaellevin.bsky.social on reviewing ideas around the scaling of intelligence in unconventional substrates youtu.be/FzFFeRVEdUM?...

Great talk on bioelectricity & regenerative-medicine: birth defects, injury repair, cancer, and a model system for learning to communicate with unconventional collective intelligences @drmichaellevin.bsky.social youtu.be/FzFFeRVEdUM?...

Fascinating talk on the origin of language in humans by neuroscientist Andrey Vyshedskiy. Academic Content @drmichaellevin.bsky.social at Tufts University Center. youtu.be/Au4LBi7K4Yc @language @evolution @originoflanguage @syntactic @phenotypes

"What is life?" New study uses LLMs analyzing expert definitions shows continuous themes: life isn't a binary but a spectrum of perspectives. A computational bridge across disciplines! #WhatIsLife #Science #Philosophy #LLMs @drmichaellevin.bsky.social arxiv.org/abs/2505.15849

Do you need a body to be intelligent or to be "somebody"? 🤔 Exploring selfhood & intelligence in embodied vs. disembodied (AI) systems. @AnnaCiaunica #NoBodyProblem #AI #Consciousness #Selfhood #Intelligence #Philosophy #Neuroscience @annaciaunica.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps...

🔬 Huge news in human neural development!  The single-cell epigenomic atlas of human neural organoids is OUT NOW in @NatureNeuro!  @EpiGN_lab, @josch_f, tinyurl.com/5n8cd9pv @ETH_BSSE @IHB_Research #NeuralDevelopment #Epigenomics #Organoids #Neuroscience

Organoids, 3D tissue cultures from human stem cells, are a promising breakthrough in biomedical research over the last 15years!https://actu.epfl.ch/news/the-promise-and-limitations-of-organoids-for-scien/ #Organoids #BiomedicalResearch #StemCells #AnimalTesting

Robotic hand moves objects with human-like grasps! #softrobotics #epfl #creatlab t.co/QtbJWhYlG6

A step towards understanding machine intelligence the human way actu.epfl.ch/news/a-step-... #epfl #machinearning #neuroAI

New research shows LLMs develop specialized units for language processing, similar to the human brain! 🧠 Ablating these units significantly impairs language tasks. #LLMs #LanguageProcessing #AI #Neuroscience #ComputationalLinguistics aclanthology.org/2025.naacl-l...

Cellular electrical signals are in ALL living cells! From development to disease (including cancer), bioelectricity acts as an instructional cue. Exciting research ahead! #Bioelectricity #CellSignaling #Physiology #EmergingScience www.molbiolcell.org/doi/10.1091/...

Fascinating Josh! Living robots at work! @Xenobots @doctorjosh.bsky.social youtu.be/ZK16Z3Haz80?...

Recent AI discussions miss crucial insights from diverse intelligence (DI), synthetic morphology, & developmental biology and requires understanding the spectrum of possible beings. @drmichaellevin.bsky.social #AI  #DiverseIntelligence #DevelopmentalBiology

Scientists created "neurobots" - biobots with integrated neural tissue! These autonomous, self-powered, novel life forms show complex movements and more! 🤖🧠🔬 #Biobots #Neuroscience #Robotics #Xenopus #NeuralDevelopment @drmichaellevin.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Creating AI that truly learns from sensory input requires cracking how brains contextualize these data. The solution might already exist in animal nervous systems, like flies! 🧠#AI #MachineLearning #Neuroscience #Biomimicry news.epfl.ch/news/fruit-f...

A EPFL researchers unveil the FIRST AI model of language in the brain to capture both functional neuron clustering AND their spatial arrangement! 🧠🗣️ #AI #Neuroscience #LanguageModel #EPFL #BrainResearch news.epfl.ch/news/a-new-a...

Ever wonder what a neural network would look like in a novel organism w/o selection for specific structure and function? New #preprint with morphological, behavioral, electrophysiological, and transcriptomic analysis of a new kind of Xenobot with a nervous system: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Predicting the future of a whole brain's neural activity? 🤔 Larval zebrafish, the only vertebrate with whole-brain recording at cellular resolution, are key!  🧠 @michalj @DrTomFroese #neuroscience #brainactivity #machinelearning #zebrafish openreview.net/pdf?id=oCHsD...

Keith Holyoak's "The Human Edge" explores the power of analogy as central to human intelligence, alongside language & understanding others. A fascinating look at what truly makes us unique. (D2O) #cognitivescience #MITPress. #humankind #analogy #openaccess @PhilipLaughlin

Fascinating study highlighting a key principle: living systems interpret energy as information. Sound (structured energy) acts as a regulatory input, rewiring transcription & reprogramming cells.  #Biophysics #Bioscience  #Emergence  www.nature.com/articles/s42...

@erezmoshebuchnik.bsky.social thanks for reposting!

@david-j-voelker.bsky.social Thanks David!