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Hermes Solenzol
Jan 510 min read
Types of Ego
Ego types include survival, daring, caring, self-controlling, possessive, grandiose, wounded, victim and spiritual.
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Hermes Solenzol
Aug 5, 202412 min read
The Different Minds of Men and Women
Masculinity and femininity are based on sexual differences mediated by the effect of sex hormones on the brain.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jul 2, 202413 min read
You Are Your Unconscious
Realizing that the unconscious is part of ourselves increases our creativity, intuition, flow and inner peace.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jun 5, 202410 min read
The Seven Enigmas of Sex
Sex is not only for procreation, as shown by the enigmas of sex
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Hermes Solenzol
May 1, 202413 min read
Computer Models Are Not Replacing Research on Animals, and They Never Will
The number of science papers using computer models for biomedical research is insignificant compared to papers using animals.
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Hermes Solenzol
Apr 27, 202421 min read
Who Is Afraid of the Big Bad Viagra?
Viagra and other phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors are unfairly criticized despite their efficacy to treat erectile dysfunction
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Hermes Solenzol
Apr 3, 20245 min read
Andrew Huberman, I Am a Little Mixed Up About You
The credibility of podcaster Andrew Huberman is questioned by a multiple cheating scandal.
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Hermes Solenzol
Dec 22, 202311 min read
What Has Philosophy Ever Done For Us?
Philosophy criticizes science while it has been unsuccessful in epistemology, metaphysics and ethics.
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Hermes Solenzol
Nov 24, 202313 min read
Is Everything Made of Information?
Information as the basic nature of reality avoids the pitfalls of materialism, idealism and dualism.
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Hermes Solenzol
Nov 17, 202311 min read
The Neuroscience of Flow
Flow is a mental state of focused attention, selflessness and euphoria.
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Hermes Solenzol
Nov 2, 202313 min read
The Runner’s High—Endorphin Rush or Endocannabinoids?
The runner’s high is an example of endorphin rush, but it is unclear if it is caused by endorphins or endocannabinoids.
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Hermes Solenzol
Aug 24, 202320 min read
Dopamine: Why Heroin Is Addictive but Porn Is Not
Porn is not addictive. It induces short increases of dopamine and not the sustained ones produced by cocaine and opioids.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jul 21, 202311 min read
The Uniqueness of Human Suffering
Unique characteristics of the human brain let us experience suffering as extending to the past and the future, and to others.
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Hermes Solenzol
Jun 5, 20239 min read
The Secret of Life
An inquiry into the nature of life, from Schrodinger insights to homeostasis, intracellular signals and life as information processing.
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Hermes Solenzol
May 23, 20235 min read
How to Get a Scientific Paper That Is Behind a Paywall
Companies that publish scientific papers exploit scientists and the taxpayer. Get free articles using PubMed, BioRxiv or Research Gate.
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Hermes Solenzol
May 18, 202314 min read
The Neuroscience of Vaginal Orgasms
Women with spinal cord transections experience vaginal orgasms with sensations carried by the vagus nerve.
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Hermes Solenzol
Apr 21, 20234 min read
Cannabis Neuroscience - A Mutation That Gets You High All Your Life
Mutations that increase the endocannabinoid anandamide decreased pain, but did not eliminate as completely as mutations in Nav1.7
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Hermes Solenzol
Apr 20, 20236 min read
Cannabis Neuroscience - Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web is a cannabis strain with high cannabidiol (CBD) used to treat children with epilepsy.
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Hermes Solenzol
Apr 19, 20236 min read
Cannabis Neuroscience - Cannabinoids and Endocannabinoids
The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-AG act as retrograde neurotransmitters in synaptic plasticity and memory formation, anxiety and pain.
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Hermes Solenzol
Apr 18, 20234 min read
Cannabis Neuroscience - Cannabinoid Receptors
THC, CBD and other cannabinoids found in marihuana act through CB1, CB2 and GPR55 receptors.
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