This enigmatic process appears to be controlled by the thalamus, a central region of the brain already known for its function as a filter between sensory signals and the cerebral cortex. - ThreadSky

wired.com • 4 days ago

This enigmatic process appears to be controlled by the thalamus, a central region of the brain already known for its function as a filter between sensory signals and the cerebral cortex.

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jarizona.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah, and my thalamus could take a break.

missatlanticcity.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump’s is missing in action 🧌

franklinseal.bsky.social•4 days ago

📌

crustsnobyarnwhore.bsky.social•4 days ago

“We didn’t have such a thing as a thalamus when I was a kid” -RFK jr, probably

artsierra.bsky.social•4 days ago

They find it every couple of years. A proper definition of what "consciousness" means, however, remains elusive.

illumrial.bsky.social•4 days ago

How do I turn it off?

stolendoorknobs.bsky.social•4 days ago

Whisky.

illumrial.bsky.social•4 days ago

Ahh yes the Hegseth treatment.

robert-cornwell.bsky.social•4 days ago

Severance.

lmcnell.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’d love to know more about this (w/o subscription) because I just had an Ischemic stroke in the thalamus portion of my brain!

chiweeniefella.bsky.social•4 days ago

Here ya go!

lmcnell.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thank you!!

uwops.bsky.social•4 days ago

The "Reality Translator"?

johnpauljonesd.bsky.social•4 days ago

Who would have guessed the brain has something to do with consciousness

carinachocano.bsky.social•4 days ago

Are MAGAs missing it?

wuff.gay•4 days ago

most likely

username-not-sure.bsky.social•4 days ago

i honestly thought they had this sorted already

apocalypsehorse.bsky.social•4 days ago

What we know about how the brain works via neuroscience is a bit like interpreting the shadows on the wall inside Plato’s cave.

username-not-sure.bsky.social•4 days ago

it’s funny that everyone has to put their brains together to figure out the brain. 😄

bigtentsocialist.bsky.social•3 days ago

Brilliant experiment. 🇨🇳

marcjmartin.bsky.social•4 days ago

I suppose without this feature one would be a zombie.

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