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mind games, diversions and experiments in phenomonological psychology
Foolproof Invention-Finding Scheme
Are most inventions merely new ways of combining old bits and pieces?
Lucid Dreaming Supplements Protocol
In a lucid dream, we are fully conscious and aware that we are dreaming ---we experience an immersive virtual reality light years ahead of anything possible with today's technology.
The Artifice Girl
Sci-fi film 'The Artifice Girl' explores the indistinguishability of AI chatbots from humans. As we enter this uncertain future, open-source AI models and Jupyter Notebooks allow hobbyists to explore this emerging field. What does it mean for a simulation to have agency and feelings?Books
The Practicing Mind
When you shift your goal from the product you are trying to achieve to the process of achieving it, a wonderful phenomenon occurs: all pressure drops away. This happens because, when your goal is to pay attention to only what you are doing right now, as long as you are doing just that, you are reaching your goal in each and every moment. Focusing on the process as a reward in itselfBookmarks
Regular napping linked to larger brain volume
Daytime napping may help to preserve brain health by slowing the rate at which our brains shrink as we age, suggests a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of the
Republic in
The individual determinants of morning dream recall - Communications Psychology
The likelihood to recall in the morning that one had a dream and the ability to remember its content are modulated by a combination of stable individual traits and dynamic
night-by-night and seasonal change.
Could Inducing Lucid Dreams Treat Insomnia and Nightmares?
“Engineering” sleeping consciousness could reduce nightmares, treat insomnia—and even induce specific dreams just for fun
Imagery training for athletes with low imagery abilities
Imagery training, specifically visual and kinesthetic imagery training, is a well-established method of increasing performance in sport. However, some athletes may have impoverished
imagery abiliti...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the omega-3 fatty acids effects on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3 FAs) have attracted the attention of researchers because of their influence on circulatory levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Our
objective was to revi...
The Psychonauts’ World of Cognitive Enhancers
There is growing availability of novel psychoactive substances (NPS), including cognitive enhancers (CEs) which can be used in the treatment of certain mental health disorders. While
treating cognitive deficit symptoms in neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative ...
40-Hz Binaural beats enhance training to mitigate the attentional blink - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - 40-Hz Binaural beats enhance training to mitigate the attentional blink
Study Suggests Spins of 'Brain Water' Could Mean Our Minds Use Quantum Computation
In the ongoing work to realize the full potential of quantum computing, scientists could perhaps try peering into our own brains to see what's possible: A new study suggests that
the brain actually has a lot in common with a quantum computer.