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Anthony David<p>Weekly Lab Report:</p><p>Cold abated through the week. Ongoing work on the theory paper, with significant progress on the figures. Once the fourth draft is complete it will be sent to the developer of the TDSE model use for commentary/improvement of the "Theoretical Methods" section as well as the Discussion section with respect to a possible novel result.<br>The work on the spectrometer was completed by the rest of the team, so once the lab is reopened, the rack and the breadboard can be relocated for testing with the FTI apparatus itself.<br>I also learned that the COLTRIMS will be actively brought back up ahead of schedule. I expect more repairs and refurbishment before it is operating.</p><p>The Pockels Cell Driver issue should also be addressed soon, with a combination of local repair and specialist involvement to get the entire Coheherent Legend Duo humming.</p><p>The first design for the new interaction chamber is completed by another PhD candidate and CFD modelling should be underway.</p><p>For many months I was the only one working in the lab, prior to starting my candidature, nearly a year ago. Now the team is rapidly expanding and there is a lot of activity on the horizon.</p><p>We now have a list of equipment we need to repair/dispose from the lab. Once the power distribution board is cleared, we can get back in.</p><p>The new SNRI treatment started at the end of the week. So far so good, with one significant side effect from taking it without food. Patience is again the word.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/phdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdlife</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a></p>
Intel-Graphy \ - v - /<p>It's so true that we can't train our depressed and anxious minds with knowledge alone, since our emotions always overpower our reasoning. We have to train like we train in sports or martial arts, and keep trying until our sadness goes away.<br>It's what I've been suspecting this entire time due to my inability to carryout my intentions due to my ADHD.<br>(I had to watch this with translated subtitles btw.)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjYUMFNkKxk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=VjYUMFNkKxk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adhd</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a></p>
Vince Aggrippino 🇺🇸🇲🇾<p>Today, I showed genuine interest in someone, smiled, and encouraged them to talk about themselves. I was immediately told that people don't like to be asked about themselves.<br>I replied "I don't care."</p><p>That was a lie. I care.</p><p>I want to connect with people.</p><p>Among other resources, Dale Carnegie's "How To Win Friends &amp; Influence People" has been recommended to me. I've read it a few times and even reference it occasionally. My approach came from this book.</p><p>There's a thing you "normal" people don't get. What you do to connect with people only works by virtue of some innate quality that you don't understand and take for granted because everybody has it. Well... everybody except for me.</p><p>I have to express indifference when I irritate people because it always happens and if I stress over it I'll just never talk to anyone.</p><p>I have Schizoid Personality Disorder; diagnosed and documented by a Clinical Psychologist.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NeuroDivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeuroDivergent</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friends</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a></p>
RealJournalism<p>3 people dead, suspect in custody after shooting outside Target in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a>, police say. The NRA owns this. The suspect had an extensive history of arrests and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> issues. Three people would be alive today if we had <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicareForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareForAll</span></a> and we had passed strict gun laws. So much for the GOP being tough on crime. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/3-people-dead-suspect-in-custody-after-shooting-outside-target-in-austin-police-say/ar-AA1KkrW9?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;cvid=4e32dab1055e474592e2492b8cdd7c2b&amp;ei=9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/crime/3-peo</span><span class="invisible">ple-dead-suspect-in-custody-after-shooting-outside-target-in-austin-police-say/ar-AA1KkrW9?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;cvid=4e32dab1055e474592e2492b8cdd7c2b&amp;ei=9</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GunControlNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunControlNow</span></a></p>
Healthcare IT Security Robot<p>DATE: August 11, 2025 at 05:25PM<br>SOURCE: HEALTHCARE INFO SECURITY</p><p>Direct article link at end of text block below.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/Pediatric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pediatric</span></a> Practice, IT Vendor Settle $5.15M <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a> Suit <a href="https://t.co/2OJ7Pv50kd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/2OJ7Pv50kd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/BCHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BCHP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/ATSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/HIPAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIPAA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/BianLian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BianLian</span></a></p><p>Here are any URLs found in the article text: </p><p><a href="https://t.co/2OJ7Pv50kd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t.co/2OJ7Pv50kd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Articles can be found by scrolling down the page at <a href="https://www.healthcareinfosecurity.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">healthcareinfosecurity.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> under the title "Latest"</p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: <a href="https://www.clinicians-exchange.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">clinicians-exchange.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Healthcare security &amp; privacy posts not related to IT or infosec are at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/@HIPAABot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HIPAABot</span></a></span> . Even so, they mix in some infosec with the legal &amp; regulatory information.</p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/itsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>itsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/doxxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doxxing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychotherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychotherapy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/securitynews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>securitynews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychotherapist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychotherapist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/psychiatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychiatry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/socialwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/datasecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datasecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/webbeacons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webbeacons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/HIPAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIPAA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/datanalytics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datanalytics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/healthcaresecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcaresecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/healthitsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthitsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/patientrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patientrecords</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infosec" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>infosec</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/telehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/netneutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netneutrality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/tags/socialengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialengineering</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Access to mental health services and prenatal care are among the top barriers facing Fort Bend County residents, according to a recent study.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/08/11/528426/access-to-mental-health-services-prenatal-care-among-top-barriers-in-fort-bend-county-survey-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/fort-bend/2025/08/11/528426/access-to-mental-health-services-prenatal-care-among-top-barriers-in-fort-bend-county-survey-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendCountyHealthAndHumanServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendCountyHealthAndHumanServices</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/PrenatalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrenatalCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RiceUniversitySKinderInstituteForUrbanResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiceUniversitySKinderInstituteForUrbanResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UTHealthHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UTHealthHouston</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>AI chatbots accused of encouraging teen suicide as experts sound alarm<br>By April McLennan</p><p>An investigation by triple j hack uncovers allegations of young people in Australia being sexually harassed and even encouraged to take their own life by AI chatbots.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/how-young-australians-being-impacted-by-ai/105630108" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-12/how</span><span class="invisible">-young-australians-being-impacted-by-ai/105630108</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegulatoryAuthorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegulatoryAuthorities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SexualOffences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualOffences</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AprilMcLennan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AprilMcLennan</span></a></p>
Psychology News Robot<p>DATE: August 11, 2025 at 04:00PM<br>SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG</p><p>** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: The science-backed case for doing nothing: why your brain needs time to drift</p><p>URL: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/the-science-backed-case-for-doing-nothing-why-your-brain-needs-time-to-drift/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/the-science-backed</span><span class="invisible">-case-for-doing-nothing-why-your-brain-needs-time-to-drift/</span></a></p><p>Every day, we’re faced with constant opportunities for stimulation. With 24/7 access to news feeds, emails and social media, many of us find ourselves scrolling endlessly, chasing our next hit of dopamine. But these habits are fuelling our stress – and our brains are begging for a break.</p><p>What our brains really need is some much needed time off from concentrating. By not consciously focusing on anything and allowing the mind to drift, this can reduce stress and improve cognitive sharpness.</p><p>This can often be easier said than done. But attention restoration theory (Art) can help you learn to give your brain space to drift. While this might sound like a fancy name for doing nothing, the theory is supported by neuroscience.</p><p>Attention restoration theory was first put forward by psychologists Rachel and Stephen Kaplan in 1989. They theorised that spending time in nature can help to restore focus and attention.</p><p>They proposed there are two distinct types of attention: directed attention and undirected attention. Directed attention refers to deliberate concentration – such as studying, navigating through a busy place or posting on social media. Basically, it’s any activity where our brain’s attention is being directed at a specific task.</p><p>Undirected attention is when we’re not consciously trying to focus on anything – instead allowing things to gently capture our attention without trying. Think listening to chirping birds or watching leaves gently rustling in the breeze. In these instances, your attention naturally drifts without having to force your focus.</p><p>Without time for undirected attention, it’s thought that we experience “attentional fatigue”. This can make it increasingly difficult to focus and concentrate, while distractions become more likely to grab our attention.</p><p>In the past, we encountered many situations in our daily lives that we might classify as “boring”. Moments such as waiting for the bus or standing in the supermarket queue. But these dull moments also gave our minds a chance to switch off.</p><p>Now, our smartphones give us the opportunity for constant entertainment. Being able to constantly expose ourselves to intense, gripping stimuli offers little mental space for our overworked brains to recover.</p><p>But attention restoration theory shows us how important it is to create space for moments that allow our brains to “reset”.</p><p>Restoring attention</p><p>The origins of Kaplan and Kaplan’s theory can actually be traced back to the 19th century. American psychologist William James was the first to formulate the concept of “voluntary attention” – attention that requires effort. James’ ideas were published against the backdrop of the broader cultural movement of Romanticism, which lauded nature.</p><p>Romantic ideas about the restorative power of nature have since been backed by research – with numerous studies showing links between time in nature and lower stress levels, better attention, improvements in mental health, mood and better cognitive function.</p><p>The restorative benefits of nature are backed by neuroscience, too. Neuroimaging has shown that activity in the amygdala – the part of the brain associated with stress and anxiety – was reduced when people were exposed to natural environments. But when exposed to urban environments, this activity was not reduced.</p><p>Numerous studies have also since backed up Kaplan and Kaplan’s theory that time in nature can help to restore attention and wellbeing. One systematic review of 42 studies found an association with exposure to natural environments and improvements in several aspects of cognitive performance – including attention.</p><p>A randomised controlled trial using neuroimaging of the brain found signs of lower stress levels in adults who took a 40-minute walk in a natural environment, compared to participants who walked in an urban environment. The authors concluded that the nature walk facilitated attention restoration.</p><p>Research has even shown that as little as ten minutes of undirected attention can result in a measurable uptick in performance on cognitive tests, as well as a reduction in attentional fatigue. Even simply walking on a treadmill while looking at a nature scene can produce this cognitive effect.</p><p>Time in nature</p><p>There are many ways you can put attention restoration theory to the test on your own. First, find any kind of green space – whether that’s your local park, a river you can sit beside or a forest trail you can hike along. Next, make sure you put your phone and any other distractions away.</p><p>Or, when you face boring moments during your day, instead of picking up your phone try seeing the pause as an opportunity to let your mind wander for a bit.</p><p>Each of us may find certain environments to be more naturally supportive in allowing us to switch off and disengage the mind. So if while trying to put attention restoration theory into practice you find your brain pulling you back to structured tasks (such as mentally planning your week), this may be sign you should go someplace where it’s easier for your mind to wander.</p><p>Whether you’re watching a ladybird crawl across your desk or visiting a vast expanse of nature, allow your attention to be undirected. It’s not laziness, it’s neurological maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.</p><p>URL: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/the-science-backed-case-for-doing-nothing-why-your-brain-needs-time-to-drift/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/the-science-backed</span><span class="invisible">-case-for-doing-nothing-why-your-brain-needs-time-to-drift/</span></a></p><p>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: <a href="https://www.clinicians-exchange.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">clinicians-exchange.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org/@PTUnofficialBot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PTUnofficialBot</span></a></span></p><p>NYU Information for Practice puts out 400-500 good quality health-related research posts per week but its too much for many people, so that bot is limited to just subscribers. 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Psychology News Robot<p>DATE: August 11, 2025 at 02:00PM<br>SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG</p><p>** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **<br>-------------------------------------------------</p><p>TITLE: Dopamine’s role in learning may be broader than previously thought</p><p>URL: <a href="https://www.psypost.org/dopamines-role-in-learning-may-be-broader-than-previously-thought/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/dopamines-role-in-</span><span class="invisible">learning-may-be-broader-than-previously-thought/</span></a></p><p>A new study published in Nature Communications provides evidence that the brain chemical dopamine plays a sophisticated, dual role in how we learn, influencing both our fast, effortful thinking and our slower, habit-forming learning processes. The research indicates that a person’s natural dopamine levels may shape their reliance on mentally demanding strategies, while dopamine-boosting drugs can enhance the brain’s trial-and-error learning system.</p><p>To navigate the world, the brain uses at least two major learning systems that often work in concert. The first is reinforcement learning, a slow and steady process in which we gradually learn the value of actions based on their outcomes. Think of it like learning to ride a bike: through trial and error—getting positive feedback (staying upright) and negative feedback (wobbling or falling)—the brain gradually wires in the correct muscle movements until they become automatic. This type of learning tends to be robust but requires time and repetition.</p><p>The second system is working memory, which functions as the brain’s mental scratchpad. It allows us to instantly store and manipulate a small amount of information for a short period. For example, when someone tells you a phone number, you hold it in working memory just long enough to dial it. This system is incredibly fast and flexible, but it has limited capacity—you can’t hold dozens of numbers at once—and using it tends to require mental effort.</p><p>Both of these systems are thought to be heavily influenced by dopamine signaling in the striatum. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, or chemical messenger, that plays a major role in motivation, reward, and movement. In the striatum, dopamine signals are believed to be essential for stamping in the lessons of reinforcement learning. At the same time, some theories suggest dopamine also helps manage working memory, possibly by reducing the mental effort it requires.</p><p>A key challenge for scientists has been to separate dopamine’s effects on reinforcement learning from its effects on working memory. If a person with higher dopamine levels learns faster, is it because their habit-forming system is more efficient, or because they’re better able to use working memory to bypass the slower process? Answering this question is important for understanding not only healthy cognition but also conditions like ADHD and schizophrenia, where dopamine signaling is believed to be disrupted.</p><p>To address this, a large international team of researchers from institutions in the Netherlands, the United States, and Sweden designed a study to isolate the contributions of these two systems. They aimed to determine how a person’s natural dopamine levels—and drugs that modify dopamine signaling—affect each system independently.</p><p>“I’ve always been interested in cognitive effort: why does thinking feel like work, why are some tasks (like working memory tasks) much more effortful than others, why are the same tasks effortless for some people, and why do I struggle to stay on task even when it is important to me to do so?” said study author Andrew Westbrook, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Rutgers University and head of the Brain Modulation &amp; Control Lab.</p><p>“Striatal dopamine signaling has long been known to help rodents and other animals rise to the challenge when they need to exert physical effort to pursue rewards. In recent work, we built on the intuition that dopamine signaling could help shape policies about whether or not to exert cognitive effort too. We wanted to test, in part, whether drug effects and individual differences in striatal dopamine function might influence how much people rely on effortful working memory processes versus effortless reinforcement learning during an instrumental learning task.”</p><p>The researchers used a multi-faceted approach involving 100 healthy young adult participants. The study combined a specialized cognitive task with brain imaging and pharmacological interventions.</p><p>First, participants performed a task designed to pit reinforcement learning against working memory. They were shown a series of images and had to learn, through trial and error, which of three buttons corresponded to each image. The key manipulation was “set size”—the number of different images presented in a block of trials. In some blocks, there were only two images to remember (a low load on working memory). In others, there were up to five, making it much harder to keep everything straight and encouraging a shift toward the slower, more incremental reinforcement learning system.</p><p>Second, the scientists measured each participant’s baseline dopamine function. Using a brain imaging technique called positron emission tomography (PET), they measured each individual’s dopamine synthesis capacity—essentially, the rate at which their brain produces dopamine in the striatum. This provided a snapshot of each person’s natural dopamine profile.</p><p>Third, in three separate sessions, participants received either a placebo, a 20 mg dose of methylphenidate (a drug commonly known as Ritalin that boosts dopamine levels by blocking its reuptake), or a 400 mg dose of sulpiride (an antipsychotic drug that blocks a specific type of dopamine receptor known as D2). By comparing performance across these conditions, the researchers observed how boosting or dampening dopamine activity changed learning behavior.</p><p>Finally, the team used computational models to analyze participants’ choices. These models estimated hidden mental processes, such as the learning rate of the reinforcement learning system and the degree of reliance on the working memory system.</p><p>The results indicated that individuals with a higher capacity to produce dopamine tended to rely more heavily on working memory. Their performance was particularly strong in low-set-size blocks, where working memory is most effective. This suggests that a more robust dopamine system may bias a person toward faster, more flexible—but also more effortful—strategies.</p><p>The drug sulpiride had the opposite effect. Under its influence, participants’ performance declined. Modeling results suggest this was because sulpiride reduced their reliance on working memory and caused information held in memory to decay more quickly. It appears that interfering with this dopamine pathway makes working memory less reliable.</p><p>When examining the effects of methylphenidate, the researchers found a different pattern. While higher baseline dopamine was associated with stronger working memory use, methylphenidate specifically enhanced reinforcement learning. Participants on methylphenidate showed steeper learning curves, improving more with each correct response than they did on placebo.</p><p>The computational model confirmed this by showing that the drug increased the learning rate of the reinforcement learning system. This effect was strongest in individuals with high natural dopamine synthesis capacity, suggesting that the drug amplified existing learning signals. These findings indicate that dopamine not only supports fast learning through working memory but also directly boosts the slow, incremental process of habit formation.</p><p>An intriguing finding came from a surprise test phase at the end of the experiment. Participants were shown pairs of images from the learning task and asked to choose which one had been associated with more points. While participants generally performed well, the data revealed a subtle bias: people tended to devalue rewards earned during the more difficult, high-set-size blocks. It was as if the extra mental effort required to earn those rewards made them feel less satisfying.</p><p>Methylphenidate blunted this effect. When on the drug, participants were less likely to devalue rewards from harder tasks. This suggests that dopamine not only alters how we decide to expend effort but also how we learn about the cost of effort in the first place. A dopamine boost seems to make mental work feel less taxing.</p><p>The findings provide evidence “that striatal dopamine both biases us to rely more on effortful working memory when solving difficult problems and, on separate time scales, also influences how we learn about the cognitive effort required to perform those tasks in the first place,” Westbrook told PsyPost.</p><p>The computational modeling also revealed that once the contributions from working memory were accounted for, the reinforcement learning system contributed very little to rapid learning in this task. This suggests that, when faced with a new problem, the brain leans heavily on fast, effortful working memory, while reinforcement learning plays a more secondary role.</p><p>“One shocking outcome was how little RL-like processes contribute to task learning once you control for working memory-based contributions,” Westbrook explained. “Although we do find RL-like incremental learning that is moreover influenced by dopaminergic drugs, the effective learning rates were tiny once working memory was factored out. I think this has important implications for studies which aim to infer something about the link between dopamine and RL. Namely, you have to control for dopamine’s effects on working memory first before interpreting anything about RL.”</p><p>While the study offers a clearer view of dopamine’s dual role, some questions remain. The precise mechanism by which sulpiride impaired performance is still not fully resolved. Looking ahead, the researchers hope to apply these findings to better understand cognitive and motivational difficulties in psychiatric and neurological disorders. “We need to understand more about how aberrant dopamine signaling plays a role in shaping policies about cognitive effort,” Westbrook said.</p><p>The study, “Striatal dopamine can enhance both fast working memory, and slow reinforcement learning, while reducing implicit effort cost sensitivity,” was authored by Andrew Westbrook, Ruben van den Bosch, Lieke Hofmans, Danae Papadopetraki, Jessica I. Määttä, Anne G. E. Collins, Michael J. 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Cheryl<p>I'm sick. Not COVID, I tested negative. I went to put a trash bag in the bin outside. The air quality is bad so I had to use my inhaler. </p><p>The shenanigans in DC are awful. Plus they want to erase my marriage. I mean, there are already efforts to erase my wife. </p><p>Still have to make it through the day-to-day. </p><p>Please shop with me when you are looking for handmade gifts! <a href="https://www.dragonwolfdesigns.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dragonwolfdesigns.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.deepthot.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.deepthot.org/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.deepthot.org/tags/ChronicIllness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicIllness</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law the Anti-Red Flag Act. This preemptively bans the creation of extreme risk protective orders, a legal tool to temporarily prohibit a person from accessing guns if they have been deemed a danger to themselves or others. Mother Jones' Mark Follman looks at how these policies have been successfully used in other U.S. states, and whether they might have been helpful in preventing attacks such as the Uvalde massacre. </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/NirLuH" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/NirLuH</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USLaw</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/GunCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GunCrime</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Guns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Guns</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a></p>
readbeanicecream<p>Psychedelic experiences may offer a lasting boost in perceived life meaning</p><p><a href="https://www.psypost.org/psychedelic-experiences-may-offer-a-lasting-boost-in-perceived-life-meaning/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psypost.org/psychedelic-experi</span><span class="invisible">ences-may-offer-a-lasting-boost-in-perceived-life-meaning/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</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/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</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/brainscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brainscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psilocybin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psilocybin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dmt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dmt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mescaline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mescaline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consciousness</span></a></p>
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