Neuroscience and Technology

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Up to one in four patients who are unresponsive after suffering serious brain injuries might actually still be conscious – indicating more patients may be aware of their surroundings than previously realized, new research suggests.

This state of 'hidden consciousness' is now officially known as cognitive motor dissociation (CMD), where cognitive (or thinking) abilities aren't connected to motor (or movement) abilities. Researchers have been looking into CMD for several years.

However, 62 percent of an additional 112 patients who were visibly responding to instructions at the bedside didn't exhibit the expected brain signals showing responsiveness – so the researchers suggest their methods still don't detect everyone with cognitive function.

Scammers hacked the late actor Matthew Perry's Twitter account and posted a fake plea for cryptocurrency donations in the name of his foundation. The foundation confirmed the post was a scam and urged people not to donate.

The article details several possibilities for how the account may have been compromised, highlighting the importance of strong passwords and multi-factor authentication for securing social media accounts, especially for celebrities with large followings.

TLDR; if your Linkedin account is taken over, the only way that you can get rid of the hacker may be to get support to do it.

Summary

• A LinkedIn user, Pearce, received an SMS text from LinkedIn telling him to reset his password. He checked his account and found that there was an unknown IP address in Texas logged into his account.

• Pearce changed his password and enabled multi-factor authentication, but the unwanted active session remained.

• He opened a support ticket with LinkedIn, but it took them 3-4 days to reply. LinkedIn eventually signed Pearce out of all sessions and sent him a password reset link.

• LinkedIn explained that Pearce's account may have been compromised if he had recently signed in from a public computer, used an outdated email or phone number, or used the same password on multiple websites.

• LinkedIn recommends that users check their email addresses and enable two-factor authentication to protect their accounts.

• The article also mentions that LinkedIn has added an option to end individual sessions, but it doesn't always work as advertised.

Additional Details

• The unwanted active session could not be removed by changing the password or enabling multi-factor authentication.

• LinkedIn Support was overwhelmed by the number of requests they received about this campaign, so it took them a long time to reply to Pearce's ticket.

Pretty wild if you ask me. And hopefully we can learn more about locked in syndrome!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2633190

From the video description:

Philosopher David Chalmers and neuroscientist Christof Koch made a bet in 1998 on a breakthrough in consciousness research within 25 years. Now the bet is settled – thanks to the journalist Per Snaprud, neuroscience editor at the Swedish popular science magazine Forskning & Framsteg. Here's a conversation that was held between the three at New York university on June 24:th 2023.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2037477

I’m not sure how many people know about these videos but I think they’re pretty cool. I’ve been watching some of them and for anyone with a basic knowledge of neuroscience and math, they’re pretty interesting and accessible.

The visuals are also amazing, a bit like the 3blue1brown videos. Just thought i’d share.

I've been meditating for a while now, and I can definitely say my negative bias seems to have decreased substantially. I also tend not to seek out materials that engage my fear/anger, so maybe that has something to do with it as well.

Hi. I've used this resource to keep up with advances in Neurotechnology. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Shortly after the Covid-19 outbreak, our facility was locked down to the public. During this time one of our younger residents had passed away. I had spoken to her mother the week prior to her death. She was excited about the opportunity to visit her daughter, as there were talks about reopening the facility. She visited her daughter several times every week. She never got that opportunity.

I saw this story shortly thereafter, and it got me thinking not so much about visiting with those who had passed (although this thought has been on my mind for a very long time), but being able to create an as-immersive-as-possible solution to those who can not visit with their loved ones directly. VR is a start, but things like haptic feedback or the direct connection/communication between minds could maybe one day provide an experience that is close to the perception and emotions of a real life interaction. Thus avoiding terrible situations like the one I disclosed above.

Several years back, I had the opportunity of using the Emotiv Epoc+ BMI with an individual who had suffered a traumatic brain injury. She had not spoken for 20 years and using this device she was able to answer Yes/No questions from family members and navigate a YouTube playlist. Sadly, she passed away shortly thereafter, but she had provided me with an experience that I still consider the peak of my career. I am interested in hearing the experience of others in this area.