New research detects brain cell that improves learning
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New research detects brain cell that improves learning
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#2> Activation of intermediate OLMa2 cells impairs object and
fear-related memory encoding
> Inhibition of intermediate OLMa2 cells enhances object
memory encoding
Seems it's the opposite - these brain cells actually impair learning when they're active.
Re: New research detects brain cell that improves learning
#3> Activation of intermediate OLMa2 cells impairs object and fear-related memory encoding > Inhibition of intermediate OLMa2 cells enhances object memory encoding Seems it's the opposite - these brain cells actually impair learning when they're active.
> New research detects brain cell that improves learning when impaired
Way more fun. Instead of improving the cells it could be that we will impair them in some way to improve our learning ability.
I see some similarities with autistic people. Usually, they're impaired and/or had brain damages in the past. This brain damage can be considered one of the reasons why some autistic people - aspergers - are able to learn much faster than others (one of the reasons is the restructuring of neurons after the accident which leads to better learning ability).
Re: New research detects brain cell that improves learning
#4> Activation of intermediate OLMa2 cells impairs object and fear-related memory encoding > Inhibition of intermediate OLMa2 cells enhances object memory encoding Seems it's the opposite - these brain cells actually impair learning when they're active.
> New research detects brain cell that improves learning when impaired Way more fun. Instead of improving the cells it could be that we will impair them in some way to improve our learning ability. I see some similarities with autistic people. Usually, they're impaired and/or had brain damages in the past. This brain damage can be considered one of the reasons why some autistic people - aspergers - are able to learn…
That's a good point. "Improving" a cell, is somewhat undefined for us at this point, at the very least subjective.
Impairing though? We can do that.
If I could flip a switch to put myself in "Learning Mode" on the fly, that would be amazing.
Re: New research detects brain cell that improves learning
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> New research detects brain cell that improves learning when impaired Way more fun. Instead of improving the cells it could be that we will impair them in some way to improve our learning ability. I see some similarities with autistic people. Usually, they're impaired and/or had brain damages in the past. This brain damage can be considered one of the reasons why some autistic people - aspergers - are able to learn…
That's a good point. "Improving" a cell, is somewhat undefined for us at this point, at the very least subjective. Impairing though? We can do that. If I could flip a switch to put myself in "Learning Mode" on the fly, that would be amazing.
I really like the idea about the "switch" to put oneself in "learning mode".
I wonder if we can hack this by isolating what the OLMa2 cells do (which appears to be tied to anxiety) and using some kind of mindfulness technique to self impair that part of the brain, the same way we can attempt to turn off parts of our brain in meditation.
If the function of the OLMa2 cells are anxiety, my experience has been that when I am in an anxious state, I don't learn very well - could it be as simple as relax and then learn?
Wondering if anyone can add insight to this?
Re: New research detects brain cell that improves learning
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> New research detects brain cell that improves learning when impaired Way more fun. Instead of improving the cells it could be that we will impair them in some way to improve our learning ability. I see some similarities with autistic people. Usually, they're impaired and/or had brain damages in the past. This brain damage can be considered one of the reasons why some autistic people - aspergers - are able to learn…
That's a good point. "Improving" a cell, is somewhat undefined for us at this point, at the very least subjective. Impairing though? We can do that. If I could flip a switch to put myself in "Learning Mode" on the fly, that would be amazing.
> If I could flip a switch to put myself in "Learning Mode" on the fly, that would be amazing.
You definitely pay a price for a certain amount of learning ability - see people like Kim Peek ("rain man") and others. The possible reason gets explained by Jordan Peterson (essentially, autistic people lack the ability for certain abstraction in thinking): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxNg0xcadsM
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's a good point. "Improving" a cell, is somewhat undefined for us at this point, at the very least subjective. Impairing though? We can do that. If I could flip a switch to put myself in "Learning Mode" on the fly, that would be amazing.
I really like the idea about the "switch" to put oneself in "learning mode". I wonder if we can hack this by isolating what the OLMa2 cells do (which appears to be tied to anxiety) and using some kind of mindfulness technique to self impair that part of the brain, the same way we can attempt to turn off parts of our brain in meditation. If the function of the OLMa2 cells are anxiety, my experience has been that when…
You can definitely improve your learning ability with meditation and a better environment. This "hack" is what most upper-class families use to get ahead.