Beyond the Human Ego: 5 Mind-Blowing Realities About the Evolution of Intelligence For centuries, humanity has suffered from a profound case of «cosmic loneliness.» We looked at the stars and our fellow creatures through the lens of the «rare accident» hypothesis (H1), viewing our advanced cognition as a biological fluke—a lucky roll of the evolutionary… Leer más: Does intelligence require a biological substrate? »
In the current tech landscape, we are obsessed with «scaling laws.» As documented by researchers like Kaplan et al. (2020), artificial intelligence appears to gain transformative powers simply by dumping more compute, more data, and more parameters into the furnace of a neural network. This has fueled the hype around «emergent abilities»—the idea that at… Leer más: The Silicon Illusion: Why Scaling Laws Won’t Unlock a Human… »
Los investigadores desarrollaron un modelo anatómicamente detallado de la mosca de la fruta (Drosophila melanogaster) en el motor de física MuJoCo, capaz de simular tanto el vuelo como la caminata de manera realista. El modelo, reconstruido a partir de imágenes de alta resolución, incluye aproximadamente 20,000 polígonos y todos los segmentos corporales (cabeza, tórax, abdomen,… Leer más: Simulación física completa de la locomoción de la mosca de… »
Listening to Mozart’s music has been shown to stimulate a number of different regions of the brain. These include: In particular, listening to Mozart’s music has been shown to increase activity in the prefrontal cortex. This is the part of the brain that is responsible for executive functions, such as attention, planning, and decision-making. Increased… Leer más: Brain regions stimulated by Mozart’s and Bach music »
“ The enemy of memory isn’t time; it’s other memories. Each new event needs to establish new relationships among a finite number of neurons” Excerpt FromBrain : The Story of You Eagleman, David
“Albert Einstein’s brain did not reveal the secret of his genius. But it did show that the brain area devoted to his left fingers had expanded – forming a giant fold in his cortex called the Omega sign, shaped like the Greek symbol – all thanks to his less commonly known passion for playing the… Leer más: Omega sign »
“Our thoughts and our dreams, our memories and experiences all arise from this strange neural material. Who we are is found within its intricate firing patterns of electrochemical pulses. When that activity stops, so do you. ” Excerpt FromBrain : The Story of You Eagleman, David
These are just a few of the many topics that you could study if you want to learn more about the brain. There are many resources available to help you get started, including books, articles, and online courses. Here are some specific resources that you might find helpful: These are just a few suggestions, and… Leer más: If you want to study the brain, here are some… »
The brain stores information by changing the connections between neurons. These connections are called synapses, and they are the basic unit of memory in the brain. When a neuron fires an action potential, it releases neurotransmitters into the synapse. These neurotransmitters bind to receptors on the dendrites of another neuron, which causes the second neuron… Leer más: How the brain stores information »