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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Dominique_Bauby

https://blackdoctor.org/454040/brain-dead-vs-coma-vs-vegetative-state-whats-the-difference/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236361/

Summary
Cortical processing reflects the interplay of synaptic excitation and synaptic inhibition. Rapidly accumulating evidence is highlighting the crucial role of inhibition in shaping spontaneous and sensory-evoked cortical activity and thus underscores how a better knowledge of inhibitory circuits is necessary for our understanding of cortical function. We discuss current views of how inhibition regulates the function of cortical neurons and point to a number of important open questions.

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

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

http://wiki.c2.com/?ThreeLetterAgencies

CIA
FBI
NRO
NSA
DOD
DHS
DEA
DOE
CID
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NIH
CDC

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

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22624587

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-don-t-animals-get-schizophrenia-and-how-come-we-do/

Want To Live Longer? Take Up Tennis, by @StevenSalzberg1
https://www.Forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2018/09/17/want-to-live-longer-take-up-tennis/ +10 yrs w/ tennis vs +3.4 swimming & +3.2 jogging. This is very surprising. Is there a hidden confounder? Income?

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“Tennis: 9.7 years gain in life expectancy
Badminton: 6.2 years
Soccer: 4.7 years
Cycling: 3.7 years
Swimming: 3.4 years
Jogging: 3.2 years
Calisthenics: 3.1 years
Health club activities: 1.5 years
The authors didn’t expect tennis to do so well, as you can see in this quote:

“Surprisingly, we found that tennis players had the longest expected lifetime among the 8 different sports.”
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One possible reason for tennis, badminton, and soccer doing so well is that out of the 8 sports studied, these are the ones that require 2 or more people and involve social interaction. As the authors explain,” “}}