Csmsdust

By tracking mRNA scientists can view chemicals within the brain creating memories for the first time. 

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Blanket octopus (Joseph Elayani)

“You can discard most of the junk that clutters your mind — things that exist only there — and clear out space for yourself: by comprehending the scale of the world; by contemplating infinite time; by thinking of the speed with which things change… the narrow space between our birth and death, the infinite time before, the equally unbounded time that follows.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (9.32)

I have a small jar on my desk where I just add new ideas, things I want to do more research on, books to read... So whenever I am bored and don't know what to do I can look for something in there.

Basket star (Euryalidae)

Photo by Loh Kok Sheng

The Myth of Dreamless Sleep

Consciousness never "switches off" because it isn't generated by the brain. Its sensory inputs can be switched off - during sleep or general anesthesia, for instance - but your consciousness is still there. For example, a small but consistent number of patients report out-of-body experiences (OOBEs) or near-death experiences (NDEs) while under general anesthesia. As someone with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) I can attest to this, since I act out dreams that occur during the non-REM phases of sleep.

ScienceAlert

We Were Wrong About Consciousness Disappearing in Dreamless Sleep, Say Scientists

When it comes to dreamlessness, conventional wisdom states that consciousness disappears when we fall into a deep, dreamless sleep.  But res

Things to remember

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Good morning , I can't choose which book to read today