Brainology

Exploring the world's wonders at the crossroads of culture, research, medicine, history, and the occasional brainy meme.

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👽✋Alien Hand Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where one hand acts involuntarily &independently, appearing to have a will of its own, contrary to the person's intentions😳
Associated w/damage to the corpus callosum, the bundle of nerves connecting the brain's hemispheres

[Neurochecklists @neurochecklists]

Alien hand syndrome, a rare presentation of corpus callosum and cingulate infarction https://t.co/5xUTvW1LY0

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🤯🌬️Air is actually BAD if it exists anywhere in the body other than your lungs🫁

This scan shows the effects of air build up in the frontal lobes, which expands the space between the two halves of the brain.

This creates a shape that looks like Mount Fuji🗻 on brain scans🧠

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@Morbidful https://t.co/I4AbtVwCg1

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In the 1964 @StanleyKubrick film "Dr. Strangelove", the hero struggled with Alien Hand Syndrome as his leather-gloved right hand even tried to kill him💀🔪

AHS became known as "Dr. Strangelove Disorder"

#morbid #film #thursdayvibes #neuroscience #NeuroX #History #FridayVibes

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@Morbidful https://t.co/y2H5ZV8VJb

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Extreme close-up of getting a #tattoo

🎥 @SlowMotionGuys #tuesdayvibe

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@Morbidful https://t.co/bJIDvPP5qx

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Being born with one eye: cyclopia

Characterized by the fusion of the eye sockets into a single eye, this birth defect has the appearance of a single central eye, much like the mythical Cyclops

#MedEd #SaturdayVibes #fascinating

🎥 @MEDspirationNFP

[Brainology @brainologyx]

🤯🌬️Air is actually BAD if it exists anywhere in the body other than your lungs🫁

This scan shows the effects of air build up in the frontal lobes, which expands the space between the two halves of the brain.

This creates a shape that looks like Mount Fuji🗻 on brain scans🧠

[Neurology Journal @GreenJournal]

With tension pneumocephalus, air compresses the frontal lobes bilaterally and widens the interhemispheric space, giving the silhouette of Mount Fuji. Learn more in this Teaching NeuroImage article: https://t.co/NU3vH56DyH

#NeurologyRF #NeuroTwitter

[Brainology @brainologyx]

Why do so many people relate?

This is what ruins interpersonal relationships & makes our society so unhappy

Remember when selfishness was considered an ugly characteristic? Now it's rebranded as #selfcare

These will be the #mothers of the next gen

Thoughts, @RealCandaceO?

[introvert @introvertsmemes]

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😭😍😆

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Tickling a Stingray 😆

#adorableamimals #sundayvibes #SundayMorning #SundayFunday

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🙌Raising your arms helps facilitate blood flow back to the heart, which can:

-promote faster recovery & reduce the risk of post-exercise muscle soreness

-alleviate swelling and promote lymphatic drainage

-reduce blood pressure by decreasing the workload on the 🫀

#MedEd

[HOW THINGS WORK @HowThingsWork_]

The human body is a marvel 🫀😲

[Brainology @brainologyx]

🪿:

🫤They say I'm extra

😤I'm NOT extra

💅You're just BASIC

#BeYourself #TuesdayMotivaton #tuesdayvibe #TuesdayFeeling #Authenticity

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

There's alway one..🪿😅

[Brainology @brainologyx]

Bottom line

Choose wisely where you start your family...

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Yikes 😬

People are lonelier in America than Europe.

Why?

#lonely #America #Europe #introvert #family #sneako #MiddleEast #culture #VALUES #tuesdaymotivations #neuroscience #NeuroX

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Yikes 😬

People are lonelier in America than Europe.

Why?

#lonely #America #Europe #introvert #family #sneako #MiddleEast #culture #VALUES #tuesdaymotivations #neuroscience #NeuroX

[Neuroscience News @NeuroscienceNew]

Loneliness in Midlife: A Growing Gap Between US and Europe

A new study unveils a stark contrast in loneliness levels between middle-aged Americans and their European peers, attributing the disparity to factors like weaker family ties and greater economic divides in the U.S.

Analyzing data from over 53,000 individuals across three generations, the research reveals that loneliness in the U.S. is escalating, especially among younger cohorts.

This trend contrasts with some European countries, where loneliness rates show more variability, with certain areas even experiencing a decline.

The study suggests that cultural emphasis on individualism, social media proliferation, and the erosion of social cohesion play significant roles in this phenomenon, highlighting the necessity for policy changes to foster stronger community bonds and enhance social welfare systems to curb the loneliness epidemic.

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The audacity!😤

The desire for some to document their crimes can stem from a need for significance or notoriety, to showcase their ability to transgress societal norms, to cope with feelings of inadequacy, or to assert a presence in the world

🐿️Chunk, you made it

#tuesdayvibe

[Interesting AF @interesting_aIl]

A groundhog named chunk has been stealing a farmer's crop from Delaware for 4 years & eats it in front of a camera

[Brainology @brainologyx]

...your brain might start to mix up these different types of visual information.

It's like if the librarian started putting books randomly on the shelves instead of keeping them organized by category.

This mixing up is what we call neural dedifferentiation.

#tuesdayvibe

[Brainology @brainologyx]

Imagine your brain is a library full of books

Each book represents different types of visual information, like recognizing faces/colors/objects

Young brains can easily pick out these different types of information, like finding specific books in a library

BUT with age...

[Neuroscience News @NeuroscienceNew]

Rethinking Memory Decline

Researchers made a significant breakthrough in understanding the brain's aging process, particularly how it relates to memory decline.

The study delves into the phenomenon of neural dedifferentiation, where aging brains show a reduced ability to distinguish between different types of visual information.

This decline in neural selectivity, previously thought to be uniform across information types, was found to vary between visual categories and individual items, suggesting multiple aging mechanisms at play.

The research, which contrasts brain activity in younger and older adults using functional MRI, emphasizes the complexity of cognitive aging and the need for targeted approaches in future cognitive health research and interventions.

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This is what destructive habits look like... don't do it!

#badhabits #ADDICTION #mood #fridaymorning #Wellbeing #FridayVibes #alcoholawareness #HealthyChoices

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

this is actually so sad 😭

[Brainology @brainologyx]

If your child doesn't like their teacher, chances are they aren't learning as much as they could be.

Listen to your kid--it could change the trajectory of their life.

#ParentingTips #parenting #thursdayvibes #attention #ADHD #school

[Neuroscience News @NeuroscienceNew]

Ancient Viruses Shaped Our Brains

Our advanced brains owe much to ancient viruses, specifically a retrovirus-derived element named "RetroMyelin," crucial for myelin production across mammals, amphibians, and fish.

This discovery uncovers that myelin's emergence, a key factor in the evolution of vertebrates' complex nervous systems, was facilitated by retroviral integration into the genome.

By tracing RetroMyelin's presence in various species and demonstrating its essential role in myelination, the study not only sheds light on the molecular mechanisms behind myelin's development but also emphasizes the significant impact of viral elements on vertebrate evolution.

This research marks a paradigm shift in understanding how non-coding genomic regions have driven physiological advancements and evolutionary diversity.

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This man will likely die from rabies. The virus takes control of the mind & causes hydrophobia, or fear of water, as a viral survival mechanism. When presented w/water, infected people begin to spasm, as increased fluid dilutes the amount of virus particles in the saliva

#MedEd

[Modern Health @modernHealthMe]

Diagnosis?

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In the 1964 @StanleyKubrick film "Dr. Strangelove", the hero struggled with Alien Hand Syndrome as his leather-gloved right hand even tried to kill him💀🔪

AHS became known as "Dr. Strangelove Disorder"

#morbid #film #thursdayvibes #neuroscience #NeuroX #History #FridayVibes