Monthly Archives: July 2024

Source: [Anne Trafton | MIT News | July 15, 2024] Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, derails the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability. There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been […]

Study reveals how an anesthesia drug induces unconsciousness

Drawing on evidence from neurobiology, cognitive science, and corpus linguistics, MIT researchers make the case that language is a tool for communication, not for thought. Source: [Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research | July 3, 2024] Language is a defining feature of humanity, and for centuries, philosophers and scientists have […]

What is language for?