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Long Covid and Cognitive Deficits

Ground Truths • 10104 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Long Covid Brain function Covid impact Medical Research
  1. Two new studies show cognitive deficits after Covid in large populations, with impacts on memory, executive function, and reasoning.
  2. The cognitive decline from Long Covid can range from 3 to 9 IQ points, showing significant impact even after symptoms resolve.
  3. Research indicates that cognitive decline from Covid can persist for up to 3 years, emphasizing the long-term effects of the virus on brain function.

Analyze Brain Regions, not Neurons

John Ball inside AI • 59 implied HN points • 08 Jul 24
🔬 Science Neuroscience AI Cognitive Science Brain function Human behavior
  1. It's better to study brain regions rather than just neurons because brain regions are responsible for specific functions, and damage to these regions leads to predictable problems.
  2. AI development has focused too much on the workings of individual neurons instead of understanding how brain regions connect and work together as a system.
  3. Understanding meaning is crucial for AI to function like human brains, as language and thought come from the brain's ability to store and connect experiences.

Edu-Snippets

The Science of Learning • 219 implied HN points • 20 Oct 23
🚌 Education Brain function
  1. Teaching facts is important because they help build a foundation of knowledge. This foundational knowledge makes it easier to learn new things later on.
  2. The idea that people are strictly 'left-brained' or 'right-brained' is a myth. Everyone has different strengths, and these come from a mix of genetics and experiences, not brain structure.
  3. Multitasking is misunderstood; humans can only focus on one mentally demanding task at a time. Instead of multitasking, we often switch between tasks, which can make us less efficient.

Brain Foods

10x your mind • 79 implied HN points • 02 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Mental health Diet Brain function Healthy Habits
  1. Brain-boosting foods can help improve brain function including focus, retention, and memory.
  2. Fish, algae, cabbage, eggs, berries, green tea, and dark chocolate are beneficial for brain health and cognitive performance.
  3. A diet rich in vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, and oily fish is favorable for memory while a diet high in sugars and refined foods can have detrimental effects on brain function.
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High on the Present: Mindfulness Meets Mind-Altering

Tripsitter • 79 implied HN points • 13 Oct 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mindfulness Psychedelics Brain function Presence
  1. Nearly 47% of our waking hours are spent distracted, leading to less happiness even with neutral thoughts.
  2. Living in the moment means fully engaging with the present environment and experiences, requiring letting go of past or future thoughts.
  3. Psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin are being researched for their potential to reduce default mode network activity, allowing the mind to be more receptive to the present moment.

My method to boost creativity

VS Blog • 7 HN points • 02 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Creativity Brain function Self-Improvement Well-being Mental health
  1. Boost creativity by exposing yourself to diverse and novel stimuli while moving around, triggering new ideas and solutions.
  2. Enhance creativity by letting go of control during the process and allowing associative memory and thinking to make connections.
  3. Maximize the effectiveness of this creativity-boosting method by visiting new locations with abundant, diverse, and novel stimuli, and fleshing out multiple problems beforehand.

What is Psychological Safety and why you should care

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 3 implied HN points • 08 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Workplace well-being Employee engagement Brain function Business impact
  1. Psychological safety is crucial in the workplace to allow employees to speak up without fear of punishment or humiliation.
  2. Creating a psychologically safe environment leads to higher performance, innovation, and employee retention.
  3. Businesses benefit from psychological safety through improved team performance, employee engagement, and overall well-being.

Myth: Cholesterol Causes Alzheimer's Disease Part I: Debunking the Myth

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 29 Dec 08
🏥 Health & Wellness Alzheimer's Cholesterol Neuroscience Brain function
  1. The idea that cholesterol causes Alzheimer's disease is a myth and has been debunked.
  2. Cholesterol plays a crucial role in the brain's function, and lowering it through diet or drugs may actually harm brain health.
  3. Research suggests that a high-fat ketogenic diet may have therapeutic benefits for neurological diseases like Alzheimer's, contrary to the popular low-fat, low-cholesterol diet recommendations.

When the Brain Is Hungry For Cholesterol

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 28 Jan 10
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Brain function Cholesterol
  1. Cholesterol is crucial for forming connections in the brain and plays a role in learning and memory.
  2. The brain can take cholesterol from the bloodstream when it fails to produce enough on its own.
  3. Understanding how the brain can compensate for cholesterol deficiencies opens up new possibilities for addressing mental health issues.

Neuro-Nonsense

NonTrivial • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jul 23
🔬 Science Neuroscience Complexity Brain function Networks Behavior
  1. Neuroscience aims to understand the nervous system, coordinating physical and behavioral attributes.
  2. Understanding what makes individuals unique is complex; differences are not always easy to pinpoint.
  3. Behavior cannot be localized in the brain; complex systems function across networks, not specific regions.