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Psychedelic spurs growth of neural connections lost in depression

In a new study, researchers show that a single dose of psilocybin given to mice prompted an immediate and long-lasting increase in connections between neurons. The findings are published July 5 in the journal Neuron......»»

Category: biomedSource:  sciencedailyJul 5th, 2021

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Tuesday, August 20

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

This chill music-making tool feels like a lost Nintendo DS game

If you miss the days of tactile Nintendo DS games like Electroplankton, Oddada is the music-making game for you......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

Four things ancient Greeks and Romans got right about mental health

According to the World Health Organization, about 280 million people worldwide have depression and about one billion have a mental health problem of any kind......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Monday, August 19

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Sunday, August 18

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 18th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Saturday, August 17

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 17th, 2024

This Is the Most Detailed Map of Human Brain Connections Ever Made

In a world first, Harvard biologists worked with Google to diagram a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex at the subcellular level, paving the way for the next generation of brain science......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

The Uncertain Path Forward for Psychedelic Medicine

After the FDA rejected its proposed MDMA treatment, Lykos Therapeutics is laying off 75 percent of its staff and its founder has left the company......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app

“You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer." Enlarge (credit: Anova) Anova, a company that sells smart sous vide cookers, is getting backlash from customers after announcing that it will soon charge a su.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Video dominates mobile app revenue; TikTok coins reward live streamers

Video dominates mobile app revenue, according to a new report. Of the total $3.8B smartphone owners spent on entertainment apps last quarter, three billion of it was spent on streaming and short video apps. The most dramatic growth in earnings was.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Gen AI interest is helping push cloud investment to a new high

Businesses are strategically investing in hybrid and public cloud in order to fuel their growth in AI usage......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

New poll finds 50% of parents believe too much time on technology keeps kids from forming connections in the classroom

Building positive connections with teachers and peers in the classroom can be critical to the mental health and academic success of children and adolescents. Yet a new national poll from The Kids Mental Health Foundation, conducted by Ipsos, finds ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Friday, August 16

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Blind cavefish have extraordinary taste buds that increase with age, research reveals

Over thousands of years, cavefish evolved and lost their vision, earning the moniker "the blind cavefish," but some cavefish also developed an inordinate number of taste buds on the head and chin......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

New Geekbench AI benchmark can test the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

Performance test comes out of beta as NPUs become standard equipment in PCs. Enlarge (credit: Primate Labs ) Neural processing units (NPUs) are becoming commonplace in chips from Intel and AMD after several years of bein.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Islands in the sky: Could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to threatened species?

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia's extinction crisis is especially severe—since European colonization, we have lost about 100 species of animals and plants. The loss of 33 mammal species is largely due to.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Study sheds light on creative thinking

Creativity is the art of combining diverse ideas, making meaningful connections between concepts, and remaining focused to produce innovative ideas and useful solutions. Expansive and remote associations drive the generation of new ideas, while inhib.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

A school of new data about how climate impacts fisheries

The changing climate has profound implications for the ocean, including waters that are warmer, more acidic, and less oxygenated. In addition, the ocean absorbs a huge amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide, an essential ingredient for the growth of ph.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Thursday, August 15

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

The 10 best movies on Tubi right now (August 2024)

Relive some incredible classics this month, like The Lost Boys and Fargo, in the 10 best movies on Tubi right now......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024