CITO Greenhouse<p>Neurons in Action: The Tiny Messengers That Power Your Thoughts</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CalciumIons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CalciumIons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainFunction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroplasticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroplasticity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CalciumChannels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CalciumChannels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeuralSignaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuralSignaling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainExploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurogenetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurogenetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainMysteries</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/6httDizWYwg?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/6httDizWYwg</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
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Jonathan Emmesedi<p>I'm looking around for material that would provide someone without a background in neuroscience some understanding of the debate about Integrated Information Theory and the study of consciousness.</p><p>I've read Tononi and Koch's 2015 "Consciousness: here, there, and everywhere?" <br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0167" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0167</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I was wondering what have been the most important critiques of this theory, and where the debate now stands.</p><p>Thanks for any suggestions you might have.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/IntegratedInformationTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntegratedInformationTheory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IIT</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consciousness</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhilosophyOfMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhilosophyOfMind</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiulioTononi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiulioTononi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ChristofKoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristofKoch</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>Cognitive science has taken off at British schools but hasn’t registered in the U.S. Educators blame it on America’s decentralized system and grad schools that are often hostile to research. The74million.org has more: </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/hePT44" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/hePT44</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ScienceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceNews</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teaching</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a></p>
CCRodgers<p>Today's the day! My new hypothesis revealing the biological adaptation connecting regressive autism to genius and everything in between.<br>DOI: 10.32388/s5nhh0 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodiversity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutismSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismSpectrum</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RegressiveAutism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegressiveAutism</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutismResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutismResearch</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainDevelopment</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceCommunication</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResearchMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchMatters</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BiologicalAdaptation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiologicalAdaptation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConnectingTheDots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectingTheDots</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeMinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeMinds</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiftedAndAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftedAndAutistic</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiddenPotential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HiddenPotential</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>Thought provoking essay on anthropomorphism and our interpretation of animal behaviour. Make sure to read the comment section as well.</p><p>Clearly, the way in which we ascribe - or identify - animal emotions will help shape our thinking about how we ought to treat them.</p><p>Less obviously, revising our views about anthropomorphism might change our thinking about moral responsibility. What are we thinking and doing when we say "Good dog!"?</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/when-is-enjoying-funny-animal-videos-not-anthropomorphism" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/when-is-enjoyin</span><span class="invisible">g-funny-animal-videos-not-anthropomorphism</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ethology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bioethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bioethics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MoralPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoralPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p>
Matthew Sheffield<p>The latest episode of my "Theory of Change" podcast is out.</p><p>Venkatesh Rao joined me to cut through the AI hype and doomerism, exploring how large language models really work and why "mediocrity" is often the secret ingredient behind breakthroughs in evolution, technology, and the economy. </p><p><a href="https://plus.flux.community/p/why-mediocrity-seems-to-be-the-key" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">plus.flux.community/p/why-medi</span><span class="invisible">ocrity-seems-to-be-the-key</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cognitivescience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognitivescience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a></p>
CITO Greenhouse<p>Decoding Emotions: How Your Brain Sends Alerts and Sometimes Overreacts</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmotionalWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainFacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurodegeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodegeneration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LearnWithHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LearnWithHumor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/L5cfcukfHNE?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/L5cfcukfHNE</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
CITO Greenhouse<p>Inside the Mind: Exploring Neurobiology and Cognitive Resilience</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroplasticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroplasticity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurodegeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodegeneration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainFacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveFunction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainResearch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/37YSlyhhfRE?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/37YSlyhhfRE</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
ma𝕏pool<p>ARC-3, a sneak peek at the next-gen, interactive reasoning benchmark designed to illuminate the capability gap between today's AI and tomorrow's AGI. </p><p>Play First 3 Games<br><a href="https://three.arcprize.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">three.arcprize.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>As with previous ARC tests, the actual games used for testing AI are kept secret. AI algorithms must learn the games on the spot.</p><p>There are no instructions. You must play the game to discover controls, rules, and goal.</p><p>Interactive Reasoning Benchmarks (IRBs) test for a broad scope of capabilities:</p><p>• Exploration<br>• Percept -> Plan → Action<br>• Memory<br>• Goal Acquisition<br>• Alignment</p><p>Game Design Constraints</p><p>• Easy for humans (can pick it up in <1 min of game play)<br>• Core Knowledge Priors (no language, trivia, cultural symbols)<br>• Should require no instructions to play<br>• Should be fun for humans and playable in 5-10 minutes<br>• Innovative and novel game mechanics encouraged (Hidden state, theory of mind, long term planning, navigating other agents, etc.)</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ML</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/AGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AGI</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ARC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARC</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognition</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/cogsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cogsci</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/cognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/deepLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepLearning</span></a></p>
CITO Greenhouse<p>How Brain Circuits Influence Mood, Behavior, and Social Skills</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainCircuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainCircuits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EmotionAndDecision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionAndDecision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefaultModeNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefaultModeNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BasalGanglia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BasalGanglia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LimbicSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LimbicSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/OQ_sy3WfFG8?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/OQ_sy3WfFG8</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
CITO Greenhouse<p>The Brain’s Maze: How Your Mind Prioritizes, Focuses, and Motivates</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainExploration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SalienceNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SalienceNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DefaultMode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefaultMode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Motivation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainCircuits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainCircuits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MindAndBrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MindAndBrain</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/4uRx0PK-cfs?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/4uRx0PK-cfs</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
Fabrizio Musacchio<p>🧠💻 A team from the Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC, cimcyc.bsky.social) published a <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> guide aimed at students in <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> and <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/cognitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognitive</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a>. This evolving set of <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/tutorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tutorials</span></a> offers a curated collection of conceptual reflections, practical examples, and methodological recommendations. The material is available in <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/RStats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RStats</span></a>, and <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/MATLAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MATLAB</span></a>.</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://wobc.github.io/programming_book/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wobc.github.io/programming_boo</span><span class="invisible">k/</span></a><br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a></p>
Sarah Lea<p>Reinforcement Learning starts with a simple but powerful idea:<br>Trial & Error. Learning what works.</p><p>The Multi-Armed Bandit problem is a first step into this world.<br>It's not just about slot machines. Iit's about how AI (and humans) learn to choose.</p><p><a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/simple-guide-to-multi-armed-bandits-a-key-concept-before-reinforcement-learning/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">towardsdatascience.com/simple-</span><span class="invisible">guide-to-multi-armed-bandits-a-key-concept-before-reinforcement-learning/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ReinforcementLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReinforcementLearning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Behavior</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DecisionMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecisionMaking</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bandits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bandits</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Datascience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datascience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/datascientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datascientist</span></a></p>
Sarah Lea<p>Do you always go to the same café? Or do you try something new?</p><p>That’s the exploration vs. exploitation dilemma: Decision under uncertainty.</p><p>Multi-armed bandits model exactly that.</p><p>And this dilemma shows up everywhere: Recommender systems, A/B tests, online ads, even in human psychology.</p><p>Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman called this one of the most fundamental cognitive patterns.</p><p>🎰 I explain what it is, why it matters, and how AI systems handle it. </p><p>:blobcoffee: Full article here: <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/simple-guide-to-multi-armed-bandits-a-key-concept-before-reinforcement-learning/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">towardsdatascience.com/simple-</span><span class="invisible">guide-to-multi-armed-bandits-a-key-concept-before-reinforcement-learning/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ReinforcementLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReinforcementLearning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Kahneman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kahneman</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Behavior</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DecisionMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DecisionMaking</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bandits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bandits</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Datascience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Datascience</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/datascientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datascientist</span></a></p>
Jacky Kapadia<p>Brainpower Unlocked: Scientists Pinpoint Cells Driving Intelligent Behavior</p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Brainpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brainpower</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BrainResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainResearch</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NeuroscienceDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuroscienceDiscovery</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SmartMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartMind</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BrainCells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainCells</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Neuroplasticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroplasticity</span></a>, <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/HumanIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanIntelligence</span></a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@jckapadia003/brainpower-unlocked-scientists-pinpoint-cells-driving-intelligent-behavior-b2aecd707a23" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@jckapadia003/brain</span><span class="invisible">power-unlocked-scientists-pinpoint-cells-driving-intelligent-behavior-b2aecd707a23</span></a></p>
CITO Greenhouse<p>Neurotransmitters and Brain Health: The Science Behind Memory and Mood</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainChemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainChemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurotransmitters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurotransmitters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Glutamate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glutamate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Serotonin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Serotonin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dopamine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dopamine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BloodBrainBarrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloodBrainBarrier</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeuralCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuralCommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neuroplasticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroplasticity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainFunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainFunction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Neurobiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neurobiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalWellness</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/oM4FjZm4FEg?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/oM4FjZm4FEg</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Fascinating but not surprising: smarter people tend to question moral foundations more, especially those based on tradition, conformity or group loyalty. Maybe it’s not a lack of morality, but a refusal to accept inherited dogma.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morality</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/criticalthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalthinking</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cognitivescience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cognitivescience</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.psypost.org/people-with-higher-cognitive-ability-have-weaker-moral-foundations-new-study-finds/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/people-with-higher</span><span class="invisible">-cognitive-ability-have-weaker-moral-foundations-new-study-finds/</span></a></p>
Aneesh Sathe<p><strong>The Mind as Semi-Solid Smoke</strong></p><p>This post <a href="https://aneeshsathe.com/2025/07/05/thinking-with-places/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">continues</a> <a href="https://aneeshsathe.com/2025/07/04/chatbots-bats-broken-oracles/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the series</a> on Socratic Thinking, turning the space-and-place lens inward to examine the mind itself. Human minds can be thought of as an imperfect place with the ability to create their own insta-places to navigate ambiguity. </p><a href="https://aneeshsathe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-from-rawpixel-id-3049980-jpeg.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>On the Trail (1889) by Winslow Homer. Original from The National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.<p>Exploration in any real or conceptual space needs navigational markers with <em>sufficient</em> meaning. Humans are biologically predisposed to seek out and use navigational markers. This tendency is rooted in our neural architecture, emerges early in life, and is shared with other animals, reflecting its deep evolutionary origins 1,2 . Even the simplest of life performing chemotaxis uses the signal-field of food to navigate. </p><p>When you’re microscopic, the territory is the map; at human scale, we externalise those cues as landmarks—then mirror the process inside our heads. Just as cells follow chemical gradients, our thoughts follow self-made landmarks, yet these landmarks are vaporous.</p><p>From the outside our mind is a single place, it is our identity. Probe closer and our identity is nebulous and dissolves the way a city dissolves into smaller and smaller places the closer you look. We use our identity to create the first stable place in the world and then use other places to navigate life. However, these places come from unreliable sources, our internal and external environments. How do we know the places are even real, and do we have the knowledge to trust their reality? Well, we don’t. We can’t judge our mental landmarks false. Callard calls this <em>normative self-blindnes</em>s: the built-in refusal to saw off the branch we stand on. </p><p>Normative self-blindness is a trick to gloss over details and keep moving. Insta-places are conjured from our experience and are treated as solid no matter how poorly they are tied down by actual knowledge. We can accept that a place was loosely formed in the past, an error, or is not yet well defined in the future, is unknown. However, in the moment, the places exist and we use them to see. </p><p>Understanding and accepting that our minds work this way is a key tenet of Socratic Thinking. It makes adopting the posture of inquiry much easier. Socratic inquiry begins by admitting that everyone’s guiding landmarks may be made of semi-solid smoke.</p> <p class="">1Chan, Edgar, Oliver Baumann, Mark A. Bellgrove, and Jason B. 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