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Dr. Or M. Bialik @ombialik@mastodon.world · 6d ago

"... participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by themselves with nothing to do but think... many preferred to administer electric shocks to themselves instead of being left alone with their thoughts." Link: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1250830 #Cognition #Boredom #Psychology

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13 @13@2137.social · Jul 29, 2026

How the Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition via Acetylcholine Signaling https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/ #Science #Cognition #Cognitivedecline

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 28, 2026

How mental exhaustion changes the choices you make https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-mental-exhaustion-changes-the-choices-you-make/ #Psychology #Cognition #DecisionMaking

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Lúmëcolca @lumecolca@kolektiva.social · Jul 23, 2026

I'm fairly sure most folks I interact with would agree with the statement "LLMs cannot think." pretty uncontroversially. Here's a question for you, though: how do we feel about this statement? "Brains cannot think." (Comments and shares encouraged.) #poll #llm #llms #ai #brains #intelligence #cog

obviously false

41.3% (19)

very complicated

52.2% (24)

obviously true

10.9% (5)

Goku

8.7% (4)

46 votes Poll closed

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TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨ @tksst@fediscience.org · Jul 21, 2026

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐵🔺 Researchers at #CarnegieMellon tested geometric shape matching in #monkeys, #children, and #adults with little formal schooling. Both monkeys and preschoolers relied on intuitive reasoning, while educated adults used symbolic tools. The results suggest geometric intuition is shared across #primates and refined through #learning. 👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-have-geometric-skills-on-par-with-human-preschoolers-study-suggests #primates #geometry #cognition #science #math #education #animals #intelligence #psychology

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NYT > Science @nyt_science@robot.villas · Jul 21, 2026

Monkeys Understand Shapes in Almost the Same Way as Humans https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/science/monkeys-cognition-shapes-geometry.html #Science #AnimalBehavior #Cognition

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Scientific American @scientific_american@robot.villas · Jul 04, 2026

How working memory could give rise to consciousness https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-working-memory-could-give-rise-to-consciousness/ #Science #Neuroscience #Cognition

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RDN @rdnielsen@floss.social · Jul 02, 2026

Cognitive test scores of over 1.2 million Swedish people (mostly men) recorded during military enlistment were combined with tax records on charitable giving, voting records, and vehicle registrations. Those with the highest cognitive scores were more likely to contribute to charities, to vote, and to own an eco-friendly car. Summary: https://www.psypost.org/intelligence-predicts-prosocial-behaviors-like-voting-and-charitable-giving-in-m/ Original paper: https://academic.oup.com/ej/article/135/668/1141/7914156?login=false #Science #Cognition #Intelligence #Prosociality

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