Archive for February, 2018

The quantum Internet has arrived (and it hasn’t) | Nature

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01835-3

The quantum internet has arrived (and it hasn’t)

Looking Back: Understanding amnesia – Is it time to forget HM? | The Psychologist

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-26/edition-8/looking-back-understanding-amnesia-it-time-forget-hm

Uncus – Wikipedia

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncus

Hippocampus – Wikipedia

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus

Temporal lobe – Wikipedia

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_lobe

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The medial temporal lobe consists of structures that are vital for declarative or long-term memory. Declarative (denotative) or explicitmemory is conscious memory divided into semantic memory (facts) and episodic memory (events).[4]:194 Medial temporal lobe structures that are critical for long-term memory include the hippocampus, along with the surrounding hippocampal region consisting of the perirhinal, parahippocampal, and entorhinal neocortical regions.[4]:196 The hippocampus is critical for memory formation, and the surrounding medial temporal cortex is currently theorized to be critical for memory storage.[4]:21 The prefrontal and visual cortices are also involved in explicit memory.[4]:21

Research has shown that lesions in the hippocampus of monkeys results in limited impairment of function, whereas extensive lesions that include the hippocampus and the medial temporal cortex result in severe impairment.[5]

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Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://www.amazon.com/Patient-H-M-Memory-Madness-Secrets/dp/0812992733

Seven things to know about Harvard’s next president – The Boston Globe

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/11/seven-things-know-about-harvard-next-president/ARHvzIvyLrU6sZrCAE733L/story.html

George Church: Cryptocurrency Will Boost Genome Sequencing | Front Line Genomics

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

Cryptocurrency Will Boost Genome Sequencing
http://www.FrontLineGenomics.com/news/19260/george-church-cryptocurrency-blockchain @NebulaGenomics, a new startup that uses #blockchain to give people control of their own data

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“A genomics startup co-founded by genetics pioneer George Church said yesterday that it seeks to lead the genomic data market by utilizing blockchain, the technology that underlies transactions of
cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.
In other words, Nebula Genomics will give you cryptocurrency in exchange for your genetic data.
The company will do so by significantly reducing the costs of personal genome sequencing, give you insights about it, secure it using blockchain, and allow you to do whatever you want with the data.” “}}

America Should Have Stayed Home This Flu Season | FiveThirtyEight

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/america-should-have-stayed-home-this-flu-season/?ex_cid=story-twitter

In the galleries: Crossing the line between aesthetics and science – The Washington Post

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-crossing-the-line-between-aesthetics-and-science/2018/02/22/703a1b3e-1660-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html?utm_term=.11443c364b05