Dead Artists
Man dies after being pulled into an MRI by a metal chain he wore
Optimists have similar patterns of brain activation when they think about the future—but pessimists are all different from one another, a brain scan study suggests
Why do some people keep making choices that hurt them, even when the outcomes are obvious? […] for a small number of people, the problem isn’t due to a lack of motivation or capacity, but rather a subtle but persistent failure to connect their actions with its consequences. […] “We found that some people just don’t learn from experience,”
Dopamine in the brain is different to dopamine in the rest of the body. In the blood, dopamine helps modulate the function of multiple organs as well as our immune responses. In the brain, it’s a chemical messenger involved in mediating a diversity of animal behaviors – from movement and mood to sleep and memory to reward and motivation. Neurons that release dopamine are known to do so with different firing patterns, and yet it’s not clear what messages these specific signals encode, or why. […] “We are really only at the tip of the iceberg in trying to understand how dysfunctions in dopamine contribute to diseases like Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia or addiction”
Sex at birth is not always random — mum’s age and genetics can play a part — Families with three or more boys, for example, are more likely to have another boy than a girl as the next child. […] The authors note that changes in vaginal pH as women age could explain this phenomenon. For instance, the changes could influence the sex of the child by affecting whether sperm carrying the X chromosome or the Y chromosome are more successful at fertilizing the egg.
Spotify Publishes AI-Generated Songs From Dead Artists Without Permission
According to the Pacific Institute, global water-related violence surged by more than 50 percent in 2023 alone. Yet international institutions still treat water as a development or an environmental issue—not as the national security flashpoint it has become. Around the globe, from Yemen to Ukraine, this critical resource is increasingly being used as a tool of control.
