Occult Warfare Department

06/07/2020

Researchers are making headway into the way the brain recognizes visual information.

When Plato set out to define what made a human a human, he settled on two primary characteristics: We do not have feathers, and we are bipedal (walking upright on two legs). Plato's characterization may not encompass all of what identifies a human, but his reduction of an object to its fundamental c...

02/15/2020

Eight-minute video of a man who hacked his (nerve-controlled) prosthetic arm interface to produce signals that can control parameters on his synthesizer.
Apparently, we're in the future now.

Together with Chrisi from KOMA Elektronik and my husband Daniel, I am in the process of building a device (the "SynLimb") that attaches to my arm prosthesis ...

11/17/2019

Evidence of information structures with up to 11 dimensions.

An exciting discovery has been made by scientists as they have uncovered that the human brain contains structures and shapes that may have up to eleven dimensions.

05/04/2019

Deciphering the "building blocks" of image recognition in the brain.

"If cells are dreaming, [these images] are what the cells are dreaming about."

02/01/2019

Puzzle piece of consciousness?

January 30, 2019—Robots that are self-aware have been science fiction fodder for decades, and now we may finally be getting closer. Humans are unique in being able to imagine themselves—to picture themselves in future scenarios, such as walking along the beach on a warm sunny day. Humans can als...

11/13/2018

It all waves, man... Resonance in neural structures may be the basis of consciousness.

Why is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in two for each of us, into a subject and an infinity of objects?

11/04/2018

A specific brain region is identified in spiritual experiences.

Whether your transcendent state involves a church, nature, or a stadium full of sports fans, it appears to have the same effect on the brain.

09/27/2018

Oooh. Spooky thought!

Researchers say we constantly create false memories to help us achieve the identity we want.

06/08/2018

A nice discussion of how much of "reality" is perception.

04/07/2018

Some interesting news in neuroscience:

New research contradicts recent findings that adult humans do not grown new neurons, sparking further debate about neurogenesis

03/11/2018

It's the people.

A new study of dysfunctional use of smart technology finds that the most addictive smartphone functions all share a common theme: they tap into the human desire to connect with other people. The findings, published in Frontiers in Psychology, suggest that smartphone addiction could be hyper-social,....

02/20/2018

Propaganda inoculation!

A new online game puts players in the shoes of an aspiring propagandist to give the public a taste of the techniques and motivations behind the spread of disinformation—potentially "inoculating" them against the influence of so-called fake news in the process.