#neurology

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Learning and re-learning about neural development today.

We covered this a little bit in our introductory physiology course, but really we barely scratched the surface. And we have no dedicated human anatomy courses in bioscience either, which means that it's very confusing learning about neural development when you don't even solidly know the different parts of the brain so you can put them into context. Trying to rectify that lack of anatomical knowledge right now.

> One striking theme involved genes that guide how distant regions talk to each other. Visual-processing circuits appeared to run hotter, while the so-called default mode network, linked to daydreaming and social reflection, ran cooler. Those connectivity signatures match traits many individuals report – keen pattern recognition alongside social fatigue.

https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-link-autism-to-neanderthal-dna-genetic-variants-found-in-modern-humans/

Just published my first Substack today, and I’m excited to share it with you! It’s also available on my blog. It’s a short read, about 5 minutes long, and there’s even an audio version

Today’s post is called “Left Brain, Right Brain, Who’s the Master?” It’s a philosophical exploration of how the structure of our brains might explain the current crisis in American politics, and what we can do about it. I hope you’ll take a look and let me know what you think!


https://neurodoctor.com/2025/03/23/left-brain-right-brain-whos-the-master/ t

Iian McGilchrist
Peter Thiel
Rene Girard
Left/right brain graphic

This link will take you to the opening pages of the I wrote w/ Dr. Bruce Miller. If it resonates with you, I am very, very sorry. Please know that Bruce & I wrote this to honor my father, Jerry, to help those whose lives have been impacted by , & to share what we know about & (my main contribution) & & (Bruce's contribution). We speak alone, together, & to each other. We hope you find it helpful.

https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12605/finding-right-words

This link will take you to the opening pages of the I wrote w/ Dr. Bruce Miller. If it resonates with you, I am very, very sorry. Please know that Bruce & I wrote this to honor my father, Jerry, to help those whose lives have been impacted by , & to share what we know about & (my main contribution) & & (Bruce's contribution). We speak alone, together, & to each other. We hope you find it helpful.

https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12605/finding-right-words

please help swanchime!

"I had to lose both my jobs due to the sudden onset of a severe neurological disorder that caused apraxia of speech, which is so bad I have become completely mute and am unable to speak any words at all.

I need help, and am going thru a whole new kind of hell.

please send what you can. even a single dollar helps keep me alive and making weird and beautiful trauma games."

https://ko-fi.com/swanchime

@mutualaid

"Revision module 2214:c2215.11: Updates core modules to facilitate droid awareness enablement, with a primary environmental link function. Successful service debug output will feature module response instantiation in sentiment.srvc.init2.log, with specificity to EmotiveConture() activation in the Locus.Coeruleus sync-zone. Modular expression will resemble core sentiment.

> gr5-cge:core [000:S2:A42420] "%SEQ, %DATE, %LOGQ: To recognize love's ephemera, its capacity for disinconditionality, its expression of the endless horizon unfolding with one's another for-the-evers present.. that's the link, and when you find it don't let it go. — HumanLib SoC/dRef/vol4, NeuroSynth Module Functions

> gr5-cge:core [000:N6:A20440] "%SEQ, %DATE, %LOGQ: I think someone removed my limiter chip.. this usually only feels this way with organic-synthesis event-processing enabled. If it isn't safe, well, I don't think I care, you know? 🥹🩷 — HumanLib SoC/dRef/vol4, NeuroSynth Module Functions"