Tbh I did watch both Infinity War and Endgame together so you're not far off In fairness watching one without the other would've been ridiculous.
who mentioned cities in the sky ffs…anyway it’s a lovely storyline just not sure what it’s gotta do with me
oh no I’m up for it but I didn’t mention it so not sure why your mentioned me…says more about you than me that fella
Psychedelic drugs can reopen “critical periods” in the brain’s development during which mammals are more conducive to learning new skills, according to a new study that can lead to new approaches for stroke recovery. Scientists have for long searched for ways to reopen “critical periods” in the brain, when mammals are more sensitive to signals from their surroundings. These periods of brain development have previously been shown as key in helping birds learn to sing, and humans learn a new language, or relearn motor skills after a stroke, and establish dominance of one eye over the other. A new study, published recently in the journal Nature, has found that psychedelic drugs are linked by their common ability to reopen such critical periods. The findings, according to researchers, including those from Johns Hopkins University in the US, point to the potential of psychedelics in treating a wider range of conditions, including stroke and deafness, beyond the beneficial effects of such drugs in treating depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. “There is a window of time when the mammalian brain is far more susceptible and open to learning from the environment. This window will close at some point, and then, the brain becomes much less open to new learning,” study co-author Gül Dölen said. Researchers previously found that MDMA, a psychedelic drug that arouses feelings of love and sociability, can open a critical period in mice. Scientists earlier thought MDMA’s prosocial abilities smoothens the way for opening the critical period. But they were surprised to learn from the latest study that other psychedelic drugs without MDMA’s prosocial properties could also reopen critical periods. In the new research, scientists looked at the ability of five psychedelic drugs – ibogaine, ketamine, LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin – to reopen the critical period.
"The answers are all inside your head, she said to me". And this guy knows all about the inside of your head. ****ing brilliant and fascinating. Check out his series on YouTube, or the fantastic series he made for the BBC a decade ago called The Brain. Science at its best.
Just had a look at those. I doubt I'll have time to go through all but I'll pick one. Do People Experience Different Realities looks like a good one to watch.
Reality, shamality (!). We're just another ****ing animal designed to be a (wonderful) hunter-gatherer. "There's more neurons in the brain than stars in the cosmos". Oh **** me sideways - science is magnificent.
God is magnificent Allah O Akbar The scientist is merely there to learn about Gods magnificence and relay the information
Yeh I watched that intro. Should be good although I'm wondering whether there's any comparisons made between us and animals. Maybe it's on the one about whether animals will ever talk human. Not sure if he mentions Parkinsons but that's another thing linked to this discussion.
He described schizophrenia lucidly in The Brain some years ago. Stunning. But it's not wholly psychiatry and the like - just pure, verifiable, experimentally tested science. Fabulous.
