Sheila Macrine, PhD
@macrinephd.bsky.social
Professor Cognitive Psychologist at UMass Dartmouth. She focuses: embodied cognition and Learning
Free access:
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/5306/Movement-MattersHow-Embodied-Cognition-Informs
https://embodiedcognitionandlearning.com/
Free access:
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/5306/Movement-MattersHow-Embodied-Cognition-Informs
https://embodiedcognitionandlearning.com/
How are the self, space, and time related? A new study on #depersonalization found feeling disconnected from your body-linked to time slowing down, & feeling detached from the world-linked to time speeding up. @Annaciaunica tinyurl.com/bdh4thdb #Neuroscience #TimePerception #Consciousness
Spatiotemporal disruptions of reality perception in depersonalization
Experiences of time and space are core constituents of the sense of bodily self. Depersonalization (DP) is a condition characterized by distressing feelings of
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September 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
How are the self, space, and time related? A new study on #depersonalization found feeling disconnected from your body-linked to time slowing down, & feeling detached from the world-linked to time speeding up. @Annaciaunica tinyurl.com/bdh4thdb #Neuroscience #TimePerception #Consciousness
A brain-wide map of decision-making! 🧠 Study reveals how sensory inputs, choices & motor actions are encoded across 279 brain regions. Dataset publicly available
#Neuroscience #BrainMapping #DecisionMaking #OpenScience #BigData #Neuropixels t.co/54Lc3CmYgV
#Neuroscience #BrainMapping #DecisionMaking #OpenScience #BigData #Neuropixels t.co/54Lc3CmYgV
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09235-0
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September 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
A brain-wide map of decision-making! 🧠 Study reveals how sensory inputs, choices & motor actions are encoded across 279 brain regions. Dataset publicly available
#Neuroscience #BrainMapping #DecisionMaking #OpenScience #BigData #Neuropixels t.co/54Lc3CmYgV
#Neuroscience #BrainMapping #DecisionMaking #OpenScience #BigData #Neuropixels t.co/54Lc3CmYgV
What do proteins, animal forms & languages have in common? #Evolution! Unified framework detects evolutionary leaps #branching across #molecular, #morphological, and #cultural scales onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#Genomics #Adaptation
#ComputationalBiology #Biology
Chameleonic Nature of Aβ: Implications for Alzheimer's and Other Amyloid Diseases
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September 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
What do proteins, animal forms & languages have in common? #Evolution! Unified framework detects evolutionary leaps #branching across #molecular, #morphological, and #cultural scales onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#Genomics #Adaptation
#ComputationalBiology #Biology
New research calls an Alzheimer's protein "chameleon-like." 🦎 It shape-shifts to form toxic plaques, but this same flexibility also allows the plaques to break apart. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…#Alzheimersr#amyloidi#researchc#neurosciencec#proteinfoldingn#dementiaia
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September 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New research calls an Alzheimer's protein "chameleon-like." 🦎 It shape-shifts to form toxic plaques, but this same flexibility also allows the plaques to break apart. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…#Alzheimersr#amyloidi#researchc#neurosciencec#proteinfoldingn#dementiaia
Nature's #biomimicry at its finest! rove beetle that grows a hyper-realistic "termite puppet" on its back to steal food 🐜 scim.ag/40kQtbI h/t @justinechterna9
#mimicry #evolution #entomology #newspecies #insects #natureiswild
#mimicry #evolution #entomology #newspecies #insects #natureiswild
Beetle grows ‘termite’ on back to steal food
Puppet helps insect trick real termites into feeding it
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September 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nature's #biomimicry at its finest! rove beetle that grows a hyper-realistic "termite puppet" on its back to steal food 🐜 scim.ag/40kQtbI h/t @justinechterna9
#mimicry #evolution #entomology #newspecies #insects #natureiswild
#mimicry #evolution #entomology #newspecies #insects #natureiswild
What is Life?" @drmichaellevin.bsky.social
& #TerrenceDeacon unite thermodynamics and cognition across all scales, bridging #EvoDev, #cogsci & #philosophy. Inspired by @danieldennett's legacy. youtu.be/HuWbHwPZd60?fe…#Evolutionon#Biologyg#Philosophyh#Consciousnesss#Complexityty
& #TerrenceDeacon unite thermodynamics and cognition across all scales, bridging #EvoDev, #cogsci & #philosophy. Inspired by @danieldennett's legacy. youtu.be/HuWbHwPZd60?fe…#Evolutionon#Biologyg#Philosophyh#Consciousnesss#Complexityty
Terrence Deacon & Michael Levin: What is Life? Complexity, Cognition & the Origin of Purpose
YouTube video by Mind-Body Solution
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September 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
What is Life?" @drmichaellevin.bsky.social
& #TerrenceDeacon unite thermodynamics and cognition across all scales, bridging #EvoDev, #cogsci & #philosophy. Inspired by @danieldennett's legacy. youtu.be/HuWbHwPZd60?fe…#Evolutionon#Biologyg#Philosophyh#Consciousnesss#Complexityty
& #TerrenceDeacon unite thermodynamics and cognition across all scales, bridging #EvoDev, #cogsci & #philosophy. Inspired by @danieldennett's legacy. youtu.be/HuWbHwPZd60?fe…#Evolutionon#Biologyg#Philosophyh#Consciousnesss#Complexityty
Can We Engineer Artificial Consciousness?" Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in #neuroscience, #psychology, and theoretical #biology, dive into the frontiers of #consciousness @KarlFristonNews @Mark_Solms youtu.be/Jtp426wQ-JI?...
Karl Friston & Mark Solms: Is it Possible to Engineer Artificial Consciousness?
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September 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Can We Engineer Artificial Consciousness?" Professors Karl Friston & Mark Solms, pioneers in #neuroscience, #psychology, and theoretical #biology, dive into the frontiers of #consciousness @KarlFristonNews @Mark_Solms youtu.be/Jtp426wQ-JI?...
An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes. #Evolution #Biology #Adaptation www.quantamagazine.org/the-sudden-s...
The Sudden Surges That Forge Evolutionary Trees | Quanta Magazine
An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear in sudden bursts rather than during a long marathon of gradual changes. #Evolution #Biology #Adaptation www.quantamagazine.org/the-sudden-s...
Open-source AI platform is democratizing the design of custom proteins! 🧬 It "reverse-engineers" the process, to create specific protein binders for therapeutic research applications. share.google/zQLs8VH9S7jm...
#OpenSource #AI #ProteinDesign #Biotechnology #ScienceForAll
#OpenSource #AI #ProteinDesign #Biotechnology #ScienceForAll
An open-source AI platform to democratize protein design
Since its release last year, the open-source platform BindCraft, developed at EPFL, has already disrupted the world of protein design.
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August 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Open-source AI platform is democratizing the design of custom proteins! 🧬 It "reverse-engineers" the process, to create specific protein binders for therapeutic research applications. share.google/zQLs8VH9S7jm...
#OpenSource #AI #ProteinDesign #Biotechnology #ScienceForAll
#OpenSource #AI #ProteinDesign #Biotechnology #ScienceForAll
Why does AI get stuck in infinite loops?
"Unlike computers, we are beings in time-embodied, embedded, and entimed in our worlds. We can never be caught in infinite loops because we never exist out of time." bigthink.com/neuropsych/a...
"Unlike computers, we are beings in time-embodied, embedded, and entimed in our worlds. We can never be caught in infinite loops because we never exist out of time." bigthink.com/neuropsych/a...
Why AI gets stuck in infinite loops — but conscious minds don’t
Anil Seth suggests the difference is that living beings are rooted in time and entropy, a grounding that may be essential for consciousness.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Why does AI get stuck in infinite loops?
"Unlike computers, we are beings in time-embodied, embedded, and entimed in our worlds. We can never be caught in infinite loops because we never exist out of time." bigthink.com/neuropsych/a...
"Unlike computers, we are beings in time-embodied, embedded, and entimed in our worlds. We can never be caught in infinite loops because we never exist out of time." bigthink.com/neuropsych/a...
Cool interview with Karl Friston x.com/mlstreettalk...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cool interview with Karl Friston x.com/mlstreettalk...
New research shows a #BCI can decode a person's silent, inner speech into full sentences. Tapping into the brain's motor cortex, revolutionizing communication for those who cannot speak.
#Neuroscience #BrainComputerInterface #Neurotech #Accessibility
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#Neuroscience #BrainComputerInterface #Neurotech #Accessibility
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Inner speech in motor cortex and implications for speech neuroprostheses
Inner speech is robustly represented in the motor cortex and can be decoded in real
time to restore communication to people with paralysis. Unintentional decoding of
private inner speech can be preven...
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August 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New research shows a #BCI can decode a person's silent, inner speech into full sentences. Tapping into the brain's motor cortex, revolutionizing communication for those who cannot speak.
#Neuroscience #BrainComputerInterface #Neurotech #Accessibility
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
#Neuroscience #BrainComputerInterface #Neurotech #Accessibility
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Can active inference model consciousness? New paper proposes it can, via a "Beautiful Loop Theory." It rests on three key conditions that create a self-evidencing system. 🧠 @KarlFristonNews
#Consciousness #ActiveInference ##FEP
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#Consciousness #ActiveInference ##FEP
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A beautiful loop: An active inference theory of consciousness
Can active inference model consciousness? We offer three conditions implying that it can. The first condition is the simulation of a world model, whic…
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August 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Can active inference model consciousness? New paper proposes it can, via a "Beautiful Loop Theory." It rests on three key conditions that create a self-evidencing system. 🧠 @KarlFristonNews
#Consciousness #ActiveInference ##FEP
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#Consciousness #ActiveInference ##FEP
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Really intriguing talk coming up by @annaciaunica.bsky.social
on whether you need a body to be somebody, a self ?
FREE Online access Artificial General Intelligence (AGI25 ) Conference August 10-13 AGI sign up. agi-conf.org/2025/
Also a link to @AnnaCiaunica paper.
osf.io/preprints/psya…
on whether you need a body to be somebody, a self ?
FREE Online access Artificial General Intelligence (AGI25 ) Conference August 10-13 AGI sign up. agi-conf.org/2025/
Also a link to @AnnaCiaunica paper.
osf.io/preprints/psya…
OSF
https://osf.io/preprints/psya…
July 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Really intriguing talk coming up by @annaciaunica.bsky.social
on whether you need a body to be somebody, a self ?
FREE Online access Artificial General Intelligence (AGI25 ) Conference August 10-13 AGI sign up. agi-conf.org/2025/
Also a link to @AnnaCiaunica paper.
osf.io/preprints/psya…
on whether you need a body to be somebody, a self ?
FREE Online access Artificial General Intelligence (AGI25 ) Conference August 10-13 AGI sign up. agi-conf.org/2025/
Also a link to @AnnaCiaunica paper.
osf.io/preprints/psya…
Breakthrough! After 50 years, a monumental proof in abstract mathematics is bringing us closer to a Grand Unified Theory! This quiet revolution is one of science's biggest stories. #Mathematics #ScienceNews #GrandUnifiedTheory #AbstractMath
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The breakthrough proof bringing mathematics closer to a grand unified theory
The Langlands programme has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Breakthrough! After 50 years, a monumental proof in abstract mathematics is bringing us closer to a Grand Unified Theory! This quiet revolution is one of science's biggest stories. #Mathematics #ScienceNews #GrandUnifiedTheory #AbstractMath
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Hepatitis C found in the brain lining of individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder suggesting link between HCV infection and these psychiatric conditions. hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…#HepatitisCs#MentalHealtht#Schizophreniai#BipolarDisorderer
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July 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Hepatitis C found in the brain lining of individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder suggesting link between HCV infection and these psychiatric conditions. hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…#HepatitisCs#MentalHealtht#Schizophreniai#BipolarDisorderer
Dive into the incredible world of Xenobots! 🐸 These living robots challenge our understanding of life, intelligence, consciousness. youtu.be/LTBZRVKUwyM?si… @drmichaellevin @Evan_mcg#Xenobotst#Bioengineeringn#AIA#Consciousnesss#Sciencece
Meet the Scientist Creating New Forms of Synthetic Life! Dr Michael Levin
YouTube video by Giant's Shoulder
https://youtu.be/LTBZRVKUwyM?si…
July 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Dive into the incredible world of Xenobots! 🐸 These living robots challenge our understanding of life, intelligence, consciousness. youtu.be/LTBZRVKUwyM?si… @drmichaellevin @Evan_mcg#Xenobotst#Bioengineeringn#AIA#Consciousnesss#Sciencece
Reposted by Sheila Macrine, PhD
Exploring cognitive diversity. Timely and valuable reframing.
How are animal minds shaped by evolution? 🧠 Explore cognitive diversity across the animal kingdom, moving beyond human-centric views. Reframes cognition as a set of diverse solutions to environmental challenges. #AnimalCognition #Evolution doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Selection shapes diverse animal minds | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
This special issue explores the evolution of cognitive diversity across the animal
kingdom, challenging the value of approaches that have a basis in human psychology
in favour of a perspective that em...
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July 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Exploring cognitive diversity. Timely and valuable reframing.
Researchers discovered that a protein called cypin can help brain cells connect and communicate. This could be a game-changer for treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injuries. #BrainHealth #Research #Science #Memory #TBI #Neurodegeneration share.google/QkMxGPt6DQbb...
This tiny brain molecule could hold the key to learning, memory—and Alzheimer’s treatment
A team of researchers has discovered that a protein called cypin plays a powerful role in helping brain cells connect and communicate, which is crucial for learning and memory. By uncovering how cypin...
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July 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Researchers discovered that a protein called cypin can help brain cells connect and communicate. This could be a game-changer for treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, traumatic brain injuries. #BrainHealth #Research #Science #Memory #TBI #Neurodegeneration share.google/QkMxGPt6DQbb...
How are animal minds shaped by evolution? 🧠 Explore cognitive diversity across the animal kingdom, moving beyond human-centric views. Reframes cognition as a set of diverse solutions to environmental challenges. #AnimalCognition #Evolution doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Selection shapes diverse animal minds | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
This special issue explores the evolution of cognitive diversity across the animal
kingdom, challenging the value of approaches that have a basis in human psychology
in favour of a perspective that em...
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
How are animal minds shaped by evolution? 🧠 Explore cognitive diversity across the animal kingdom, moving beyond human-centric views. Reframes cognition as a set of diverse solutions to environmental challenges. #AnimalCognition #Evolution doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Liquid biopsies are paving the way for a new era of cancer screening. Detecting tumor-derived analytes in body fluids, these non-invasive tests could provide early diagnosis for everyone! #LiquidBiopsy #CancerScreening #EarlyDetection #PrecisionOncology t.co/z60uD5OzmV
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-025-00885-9
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July 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Liquid biopsies are paving the way for a new era of cancer screening. Detecting tumor-derived analytes in body fluids, these non-invasive tests could provide early diagnosis for everyone! #LiquidBiopsy #CancerScreening #EarlyDetection #PrecisionOncology t.co/z60uD5OzmV
CNS and immune system are deeply connected! Continuous crosstalk regulates #homeostasis and #neuroinflammation. Disruptions can drive #neurodegeneration, impacting cognitive function. Key areas: #gutbrainaxis #bloodbrainbarrier #circadianrhythms #Neuroscience #Immunology #Alzheimers t.co/LGun6OuCjX
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fncel.2025.1590002/full
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July 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
CNS and immune system are deeply connected! Continuous crosstalk regulates #homeostasis and #neuroinflammation. Disruptions can drive #neurodegeneration, impacting cognitive function. Key areas: #gutbrainaxis #bloodbrainbarrier #circadianrhythms #Neuroscience #Immunology #Alzheimers t.co/LGun6OuCjX
Scientists successfully transmitted information directly between two human brains over the internet, creating the first brain-to-brain interface- could revolutionize communication!
#BrainToBrain #BCI #FutureOfCommunication #Neuroscience #TechRevolution www.popularmechanics.com/science/a652...
#BrainToBrain #BCI #FutureOfCommunication #Neuroscience #TechRevolution www.popularmechanics.com/science/a652...
Scientists Merged 3 Human Brains by Thought Alone
And they’re not stopping there.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Scientists successfully transmitted information directly between two human brains over the internet, creating the first brain-to-brain interface- could revolutionize communication!
#BrainToBrain #BCI #FutureOfCommunication #Neuroscience #TechRevolution www.popularmechanics.com/science/a652...
#BrainToBrain #BCI #FutureOfCommunication #Neuroscience #TechRevolution www.popularmechanics.com/science/a652...
No batteries, no computer, 'link-bots' are simple chains of V-shaped particles that, when vibrated, exhibit incredible collective behavior—moving, exploring, and even carrying objects together. youtu.be/Xki6XiA-lAI
#robotics #swarmintelligence #emergentbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#robotics #swarmintelligence #emergentbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Emergent functional dynamics of link-bots
Link-bots, single-stranded chains of active bots, exhibit emergent dynamic behaviors driven by geometric constraints.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
No batteries, no computer, 'link-bots' are simple chains of V-shaped particles that, when vibrated, exhibit incredible collective behavior—moving, exploring, and even carrying objects together. youtu.be/Xki6XiA-lAI
#robotics #swarmintelligence #emergentbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#robotics #swarmintelligence #emergentbehavior www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists at EPFL have created MammAlps, a multi-view, multi-modal video dataset that captures how wild mammals behave in the Swiss Alps. A game-changer for wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts. #MammAlps #WildlifeMonitoring #Conservation #DataScience #SwissAlps #Science t.co/MRZ5DIX2sf
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/ai-monitors-wildlife-behavior-in-the-swiss-alps/
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June 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Scientists at EPFL have created MammAlps, a multi-view, multi-modal video dataset that captures how wild mammals behave in the Swiss Alps. A game-changer for wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts. #MammAlps #WildlifeMonitoring #Conservation #DataScience #SwissAlps #Science t.co/MRZ5DIX2sf