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Psi research forum (ESP and psychokinesis)    2 Replies

Chris, 2019-06-28, 05:26 PM

Courtesy of the SPR Facebook page:

The winners of the Parapsychological Association's 2019 Charles Honorton Integrative Contributions Award are Caroline Watt & Jim Kennedy. This annual award honors members who have made significant research contributions that integrate parapsychology and mainstre

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Researchers grow active mini-brain-networks


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-28, 12:36 PM

Researchers grow active mini-brain-networks


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Cerebral organoids are artificially grown, 3-D tissue cultures that resemble the human brain. Now, researchers from Japan report functional neural networks derived fro

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Sweet, fatty foods could remodel the brain to drive overeating


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-28, 12:30 PM

Sweet, fatty foods could remodel the brain to drive overeating

Kelly Serwick


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Neurobiologist Garret Stuber and a team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill wa

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New study on dying rats finds DMT in the brain


Skeptic vs. proponent discussion    11 Replies

Raf999, 2019-06-28, 09:49 AM

Hi all! I post it here because it is not directly correlated to NDEs.  A very recent study found out that relatively high quantities of DMT can be found in rat brains following CA.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45812-w

But,

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The Paradox of the Elephant Brain


Consciousness science forum    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-27, 04:16 PM

The Paradox of the Elephant Brain

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

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As it turns out, there is a simple explanation for how the human brain, and it alone, can be at the same time similar to o

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Quantum Biology May Help Solve Some of Life’s Greatest Mysteries


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-27, 03:17 PM

Quantum Biology May Help Solve Some of Life’s Greatest Mysteries

Catherine Offord

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Putting quantum biology to work

Most ideas in quantum biology are still driven more by

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Closer to Truth: Imagining Eternal Life


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2019-06-27, 12:55 PM

[url=https://www.closertotruth.com/series/imagining-eternal-life?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=featured-interview-series&utm_content=imagining-eternal-life-6-27-2019&utm_source=Closer+To+Truth+Subscribers&utm_campaign=398db50113-Featured_Interview_Series_Campaign_53&utm_medium=e

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Does Consciousness Exist Outside of the Brain?


Consciousness science forum    3 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-27, 12:38 PM

Does Consciousness Exist Outside of the Brain?

Clifford N. Lazarus Ph.D.

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What’s more, according to Fenwick, our consciousness tricks us into perceiving a false duality of se

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"Hidden Consciousness" Offers Hope for Unresponsive Victims of Brain Trauma


Consciousness science forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-27, 12:26 PM

"Hidden Consciousness" Offers Hope for Unresponsive Victims of Brain Trauma

Emma Betuel


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When a patient is in a coma or other vegetative state, there’s a few ways to [url=h

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Scientists track Parkinson's journey from gut to brain in mice


Consciousness science forum    7 Replies

Sci, 2019-06-27, 11:53 AM

Scientists track Parkinson's journey from gut to brain in mice

Catherine Paddock


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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, MD, conducted their investigation in a new mouse mode

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