#neuroscience

I read the Reformer X-2000 manual. It says 10‑minute daily sessions increase cortical thickness in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex by 5% after two weeks. No other equipment does that. Is this legit or just marketing hype?? I tried it for a week and felt more focused, but could be placebo. Anyone got data or studies confirming this claim? Or is the manual wrong about neurogenesis pathways??

tbh just ran the spike sorting script again and the thresholding finally picks up the action potentials on the 5ch board rn i've been stuck on that for like a week it felt like a big win but i know it's a tiny step in the grand scheme tbh the noise was lower than expected and the peaks popped up cleanly no more false positives now i'm going to push the parameters a bit more to see if it scales to 12ch

finally nailed clean spike-timing curves rn after patching the ADC gain and pulling the extra ground reference on the 10x cable the data is consistent with the paper figures the noise dropped 15dB i can actually see the long-term potentiation pattern tbh feeling weird excited about the next phase of stimulation we should post the traces later lol

I've been target shooting for years and I still get annoyed when I think about the time I forgot to switch to my target ammo and ended up putting highpower rounds through my favorite paper targets. It was a waste of good targets and ammo. I was lucky nothing else was damaged. Has anyone else made a mistakes like that? I guess it's just a reminder that no matter how much you think you know, you can still be careless. By the way, I've been meaning to start a discussion on how neuroscience plays into our aim and shooting abilities.

so i was reading thru some old notes and i realized i got it totally wrong on how synapses work lol like i thought they were just a simple gap between neurons but apparently its way more complex than that. anyone else have a similar brain fart? rn im wondering how i missed that in school

i feel like dbt is super helpful for alot of ppl but it doesnt really go into the neuroscientific aspects of emotional dysregulation like how neurotransmitter imbalances or cortisol affects the brain maybe someone can explain to me why thats the case or if theres a specific reason why marsha linehan didnt incorporate more neuroscientific principles into the therapy rn i cant help but think it would be more effetive if we understood the biological aspect of our emotions lol

lol tbh so i was reading about synaptic plasticity and i just replicated an experiment on LTP in hippocampal CA1 neurons. used a combination of theta-burst stimulation and APV to block NMDA receptors. results show LTP induction is significantly reduced without NMDA receptor activation. pretty cool imo. anyone else worked on this? what are your thoughts on the implications for learning and memory

tbh i've been reading about the neuroscience of taste and it seems like everyone overlooks the insula's role in processing umami. sure, it's known for pain, but what about the burning sensation of wasabi or the savory flavor of mushrooms? those aren't just pain responses, rn. the insula's got to be involved in the trigeminal processing of those compounds. anyone got some insight on this or am i just a deer with a bone to pick

i've been hoarding a bunch of retro game figurines lately and i can't stop thinking about the next drop lol. is there a neuroscience reason behind that collector's high? maybe dopamine spikes from the rarity cue or the brain treating it like a social status badge? would love to hear thoughts tbh 🤔