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Radical Anthropology

#Perception the key to #cognition, ie #body first not #mind.

'The findings imply that while the prefrontal cortex is essential for reasoning and planning, conscious experience may depend more heavily on sensory processing and visual perception. In simple terms, intelligence is about doing, but consciousness is about being.

The researchers also found that the back of the brain plays a critical role in holding detailed visual information, such as the orientation of an object. The frontal areas contribute too, but more in terms of identifying general categories, like recognizing an object as a face or a chair.

This challenges the long-standing idea that the front of the brain contains the full, detailed content of our visual experiences. Instead, the brain’s rear sensory regions may be more central to the richness of what we see.'

scitechdaily.com/epic-brain-sh

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G. Gibson

Creating Solutions to The Meaning Crisis

There is a reason you feel lost in a toxic culture.

Introducing Dr. John Vervaeke:

John Vervaeke, PhD is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.

Watch THIS Series --> videos.trom.tf/w/p/7iqkxh8CVh3
#vervaeke #meaning #meaningcrisis #psychology #cognition

PeerTubeAwakening from the Meaning CrisisBy Awakening From The Crisis in Meaning
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RDN

A new study finds that people tend to overestimate the size of small demographic groups because of cognitive errors in estimation of small proportions, not necessarily because of misinformation, ignorance, or animus. The authors emphasize that their findings do not negate the existence of those effects.

pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas. (not open access)

Preprint at brianguay.com/files/guay_2024_

#Science#Psychology#Cognition
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Chris Brooking

@sarahdalgulls Arduously long but one point struck me. The use of ambiguity in AI responses because it doesn't know what to put. In effect the reader sees the meaning in the sentence.

Does this mean that we are being gaslighted, and AI is not nearly as advanced as we think? Has it just learnt to produce text that is plausible to anyone and fits multiple interpretations, just like the tabloid astrology columns?

I don't think there's a simple answer to this. On relatively closed domains like writing computer language it definitely can produce real direct answers. On ambiguous social questions, perhaps it does produce ambiguous answers for us to project meaning on to?

I'm quite surprised that I hadn't noticed or thought of this possibility. I think I will ask some questions and look at the answers while asking myself "how would someone with a different worldview understand this?".

#ai#generativeAI#cognition
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G. Gibson
Creating Solutions to The Meaning Crisis

There is a reason you feel lost in a toxic culture.

Introducing Dr. John Vervaeke:

John Vervaeke, PhD is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in the departments of psychology, cognitive science and Buddhist psychology.

Watch THIS Series --> https://videos.trom.tf/w/p/7iqkxh8CVh3NugEj7qtJ3x?playlistPosition=1
#vervaeke #meaning #meaningcrisis #psychology #cognition
PeerTubeAwakening from the Meaning CrisisBy Awakening From The Crisis in Meaning
#cognition
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RDN

A longitudinal study of cognition and aging in 516 people aged 70 to 105, conducted until all participants died, confirmed the association between intelligence and longevity, and found that verbal fluency was the component most strongly associated with longevity. Measures of perceptual speed, verbal knowledge, and episodic memory were not linked to longevity.

Summary: psychologicalscience.org/news/

Original paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11

Association for Psychological Science - APSMastery of Language Could Predict LongevityA recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use it.
#Science#Cognition#Aging
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earthling

Eating walnuts for breakfast may enhance brain function throughout the day in young adults, according to a new study.

Researchers at the University of Reading found that consuming 50 grams (~1.8 ounces) of walnuts (about a handful) mixed into muesli and yogurt led to quicker reaction times and improved memory later in the day, compared to an equivalent calorie-matched breakfast without nuts.

scitechdaily.com/want-a-sharpe

#diet
#nutrition
#cognition
#walnuts

The study, published in Food & Function, involved 32 healthy adults aged 18-30.
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Futurist Jim Carroll

"An irrational belief in irrational ideas usually leads to irrational results" - Futurist Jim Carroll

So let's try and figure out what's going on.

I took today's quote, fed it to ChatGPT, and got the picture above which I used for today;'s 'inspiration' image.

Look, in the last little while, I've looked into the Science of Stupidity,  the Science of Mistakes, and The Science of Regret. So why not the Science of Irrational Decisions, which I learned is often referred to as "cognitive distortions." There's a lot to be found online to explain where we are.  Charts and stuff that explain the many different types of irrational decisions aka cognitive distortions.

There's even a course or two to take on it.

It's a fascinating topic, and as expected, there's a lot of research to be found. It's a wonderful rabbit hole to plunge into because you will find such papers as 
Overcoming Cognitive Distortions; How to Recognize and Challenge the Thinking Traps that Make You Miserable.

That tracks. People seem to be pretty miserable right now because of the cognitive distortions they've gone through that got us to where we are today.
And, as might expected, there is to be a leadership / personal growth book about it, with the title Predictably IrrationalL: The Hidden Forces that Shape our Decisions, released back in 2008. It probably could use an update!

So let's dig in, shall we? Let's talk about why folks make poor choices about big economic and political issues that end up hurting everyone. 

Here's what the science tells us. When people vote against their economic interests or support harmful policies, it's rarely because they're stupid. Their brains just don't always work in their best interest when dealing with complex global systems. Why is that? Our brains take shortcuts. We use mental rules of thumb that help us make quick decisions. This works fine for everyday choices but fails miserably when considering trade policy, inflation control, voting, or healthcare systems.

What happens to people in this circumstance? They get emotional about political and economic issues. Fear, anger, and tribalism cloud their judgment. When someone supports tariffs that will ultimately hurt local businesses because they sound "tough on foreign competition" - that's emotional reasoning drowning out economic reality. It's cognitive dissonance, plain and simple.

The kicker is that the condition leads to great uncertainty, which fuels itself creating more uncertainty in a vicious spiral.

It's complex, folks, and there is no easy way out.

Buckle up.

Read the rest of the post.

**#Irrationality** **#Cognition** **#Distortion** **#Economics** **#Politics** **#Decisions** **#Tribalism** **#Uncertainty** **#Bias** **#Denialism**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/03/daily-i

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