1/🧵 New (long) preprint: Biological naturalism and conscious artificial intelligence. In which I explore the prospects for, and pitfalls of, AI that is, or irresistibly appears to be, conscious. @sussexcentre .@CIFARnews osf.io/preprints/psya… #ExMachina

The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk of dementia | Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159…

Hope you enjoy our Brain editorial which reflects on the provocative, and plausible, concept that autoantibodies do not primarily act at the synapse. academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…

Amazing opportunity for a trainee neurologist or psychiatrist to learn about and research FND at NHS Maudsley King's College NHS King's Health Partners Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience Neurology Trainees Psychiatric Trainees' Committee (PTC)

New in Cognitive Neuropsychiatry: Difference between subjective and objective cognitive decline confirmed by power spectral density tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… From Ho Tae Jeong and collagues

An Integrated theory of false insights and beliefs under psychedelics (from Phil Corlett & colleagues) nature.com/articles/s4427… The most detailed & well-argued account on this topic that I've read...highlights the potential for false beliefs & false insights in psychedelics

So so gutted for Emma Wilson Dominated women’s windsurfing #Paris2024  over past week automatically qualifying for medal race which she led for 1st half ..but the fickleness of sailing conditions/performance conspired against her so only get bronze😔😔 British Sailing Team

Small trial but of interest- needs replication

Help us continue to fight for the #FND community- please watch and share our just giving campaign video. thank you for your continued support from everyone at FND Action 🙏 justgiving.com/campaign/fndac…

📢Calling all neurologists and psychiatrists 1yr pre or post CCT! Great opportunity to do funded 6 month fellowship post in FND with Biba, Mark Edwards and the Allstar Maudsley neuropsych team Application deadline midnight this Thursday (8th)...see link below👇

The Britain I love

Bravo Eleanor Aldridge - gold!!🥇 👌😍👏👏 British Sailing Team Team GB 💪🏻💪🏻

Language evolution in primates Human speech evolution is not just about having a speech-ready brain and vocal apparatus science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

🧠We are recruiting for our psilocybin in FND brain imaging study (PsiFUND) 🧐 Do you have any form of FND which has not responded to treatment? Can you make it to ten visits at King's College London? 🖱️ If so, apply now at psifund.co.uk (click on 'participate')

The debate between Karl Popper and John Eccles on science, determinism and the conscious self 👀 youtu.be/ewdJdLFGhBQ?si…

In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization tinyurl.com/4jymr8at #icurehab #A2Fbundle

“In this study, incidence of mental illnesses was elevated for up to a year following severe COVID-19 in unvaccinated people. These findings suggest that vaccination may mitigate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on mental health”

What's the connection between catatonia and epilepsy? In this review, we bring together the evidence: doi.org/10.1016/j.yebe…. Epilepsy & Behavior #OpenAccess Here's a summary and a story of how we made this paper 🧵... (1/14)