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Wisdom in Space<p>Like a kingdom divided, which rushes to its doom, the mind that engages in subjects of too great variety becomes confused and weakened.<br> -- Leonardo da Vinci</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LeonardodaVinci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeonardodaVinci</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMind</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BWCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BWCA</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canoe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>David Cope: Composer, computer scientist, and pioneer of computer generated music <a href="https://buff.ly/SDkXUKc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/SDkXUKc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Cope’s work on EMI and related systems was truly original, visionary, and enormously impactful. May he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing." -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MelanieMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MelanieMitchell</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EMI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Keeping Clients By Keeping It Human. <a href="https://buff.ly/LcAqTMk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/LcAqTMk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Understanding the humanity of the people you come into contact with, is also the best way to come up with creative and effective plans and strategies that are in your clients’ interests." -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClaireBarrett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClaireBarrett</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Sleep rewires the brain to strengthen memories <a href="https://www.earth.com/news/sleep-rewires-the-brain-to-strengthen-memories/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">earth.com/news/sleep-rewires-t</span><span class="invisible">he-brain-to-strengthen-memories/</span></a></p><p>"Why is a good night’s sleep so crucial for a sharp memory? A team of neuroscientists has taken a major step toward answering this question."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theBody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBody</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Exercise Boosts Memory Across All Ages - Neuroscience News <a href="https://neurosciencenews.com/exercise-memory-aging-28512/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">neurosciencenews.com/exercise-</span><span class="invisible">memory-aging-28512/</span></a></p><p>"Yoga, Tai Chi, and exergames showed the strongest improvements in memory and cognition."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theBody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBody</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Individual autonomy and public deliberation in behavioral public policy - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications <a href="https://buff.ly/3ZTSyV1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3ZTSyV1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"The article explores epistemic, normative, and psychological challenges of autonomy as self-constitution and suggests that public deliberation in mini-publics could mitigate some of these challenges."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theCommunity</span></a></p>
Radio_Jem<p>Lets talk sleep and dreaming<br>How do people dream?</p><p>Do you see things like in reality?<br>(some people say they cant see anything)</p><p>Do you dream in colour or b&amp;w?</p><p>Can you read written words?</p><p>Do you talk normally using your native language?</p><p>If you are multilingual what language are your dreams in?</p><p>Can you feel sensations like pain pleasure touch?</p><p>Can you feel heat &amp; cold?</p><p>Anything else?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sleep</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sleeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sleeping</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dreaming</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lucid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lucid</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Luciddreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Luciddreams</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Themind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Themind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@crinolinerobot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>crinolinerobot</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://autistics.life/@Uair" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Uair</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@Jyoti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Jyoti</span></a></span></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>How to develop trust-based leadership in the Intelligent Age </p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/4asdgWT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4asdgWT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"By bringing together our physical, biological and digital realities, the Intelligent Age will fundamentally alter how people live and work, and how products are developed and made."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntelligentAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntelligentAge</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>A Brain Scientist’s 8-Word Secret for Better Public Speaking and Presentation Skills </p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/3E7tecQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3E7tecQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Want to be a better public speaker? Use these tips derived from brain research to boost your next presentation."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Scientists show how sleep deprived brain permits intrusive thoughts </p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/4hbfJY8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/4hbfJY8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Scientists have shown that sleep deprivation interferes with the ability of the prefrontal area of the brain to restrict the retrieval of memories that would have otherwise been suppressed."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>There's a speed limit to human thought — and it's ridiculously low </p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/3DLpM7E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3DLpM7E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Human brains take in sensory data at more than 1 billion bits per second, but only process that information at a measly 10 bits per second, new research has found."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Words activate hidden brain processes shaping emotions, decisions, and behavior </p><p><a href="https://b.mamund.com/40pJQp8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">b.mamund.com/40pJQp8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"An international team reveals the relationship of activity of neurotransmitters to how humans process the emotional content of language. "</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>as the new year approaches, instead of looking ahead in hopes of living a more wishful future, take a moment to look back and reflect on what you have done this past year to make life better for others; adjust your plans accordingly. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theBody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBody</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theFuture</span></a></p>
Wisdom in Space<p>The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.<br> -- John Milton</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JohnMilton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnMilton</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMind</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WhiteRimTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteRimTrail</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canyonlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canyonlands</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Brain Scans Of Jazz Musicians Could Unlock The Mystery Of Creative Flow</p><p><a href="https://www.inverse.com/science/brain-scans-jazz-musicians-unlock-mystery-of-creative-flow" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inverse.com/science/brain-scan</span><span class="invisible">s-jazz-musicians-unlock-mystery-of-creative-flow</span></a></p><p>"The takeaway for musicians, writers, designers, inventors, and other creatives who want to tap into flow is that training should involve intensive practice followed by learning to step back and let one’s skill take over." -_ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnKounios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnKounios</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YvetteKounios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YvetteKounios</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jazz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Where Is Memory Really Stored?</p><p><a href="https://bwog.com/2024/11/where-is-memory-really-stored/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bwog.com/2024/11/where-is-memo</span><span class="invisible">ry-really-stored/</span></a></p><p>"...the synaptic theory of memory is a conceptual failure and an empirical failure that doesn’t account for anything we know about associative learning." -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaliaBenson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaliaBenson</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>The neuroscience of placebo analgesia: Brain pathway explains how expectations reduce pain</p><p><a href="https://www.psypost.org/the-neuroscience-of-placebo-analgesia-brain-pathway-explains-how-expectations-reduce-pain/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/the-neuroscience-o</span><span class="invisible">f-placebo-analgesia-brain-pathway-explains-how-expectations-reduce-pain/</span></a></p><p>"Placebo analgesia reveals the human brain’s natural ability to modulate pain. For pain physicians and scientists, harnessing this inherent power for pain management is a compelling goal" -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EricWDolan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricWDolan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theBody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBody</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pain</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>How stress is fundamentally changing our memories</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1064769" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">064769</span></a></p><p>"Endocannabinoid receptors function like a velvet rope at an exclusive club. When stress induces the release of too many endocannabinoids, the velvet rope falls, causing more generalized aversive fearful memories to form..." -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eurekalert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eurekalert</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>"The follies of youth become the vices of adulthood and the disgrace of old age." -- Anonymous</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theBody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theBody</span></a></p>
:mastodon: Mike Amundsen<p>Podcast on "The Nature of Intelligence"</p><p><a href="https://aiguide.substack.com/p/podcast-on-the-nature-of-intelligence" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aiguide.substack.com/p/podcast</span><span class="invisible">-on-the-nature-of-intelligence</span></a></p><p>"Abha and I (and our producer Katherine Moncore) have put together the second season, on “The Nature of Intelligence”. I have to say that it’s been a challenge like none I’ve done before, but I’m excited about the results." -- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MelanieMitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MelanieMitchell</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genAI</span></a></p>