Charité Berlin researchers studied 49 Long COVID patients receiving head and neck lymphatic drainage.
Brain fog, concentration, headaches and fatigue improved, raising questions about the brain’s waste clearance system.
Controlled trials are needed.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Brain fog, concentration, headaches and fatigue improved, raising questions about the brain’s waste clearance system.
Controlled trials are needed.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Head and neck manual lymphatic drainage for self-reported neurocognitive symptoms in post-COVID condition: a proof-of-concept cohort study
Objective Neurocognitive symptoms, such as brain fog, difficulty concentration, sleep disturbances, and headaches, are among the most common and hardest-to-treat symptoms of post-COVID syndrome (PCC) ...
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October 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Charité Berlin researchers studied 49 Long COVID patients receiving head and neck lymphatic drainage.
Brain fog, concentration, headaches and fatigue improved, raising questions about the brain’s waste clearance system.
Controlled trials are needed.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Brain fog, concentration, headaches and fatigue improved, raising questions about the brain’s waste clearance system.
Controlled trials are needed.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Reminder that terms like "sociopath," "psychopath," "idiot" and "crazy" are ableist because they weaponize mental illness & neurocognitive differences & make them into punchlines. If you're a good writer, you can find better words to use than this.
October 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Reminder that terms like "sociopath," "psychopath," "idiot" and "crazy" are ableist because they weaponize mental illness & neurocognitive differences & make them into punchlines. If you're a good writer, you can find better words to use than this.
From the US
Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing
www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/7/...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #NeuroPASC #COVIDBrain #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19
Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing
www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/7/...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #NeuroPASC #COVIDBrain #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19
October 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
From the US
Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing
www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/7/...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #NeuroPASC #COVIDBrain #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19
Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing
www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/7/...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #NeuroPASC #COVIDBrain #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19
You know what I love about NHS efficiency…
Spending an hour and a half writing a comprehensive report on a neurocognitive assessment and then this happens.
Spending an hour and a half writing a comprehensive report on a neurocognitive assessment and then this happens.
October 9, 2026 at 9:39 AM
You know what I love about NHS efficiency…
Spending an hour and a half writing a comprehensive report on a neurocognitive assessment and then this happens.
Spending an hour and a half writing a comprehensive report on a neurocognitive assessment and then this happens.
New from the BJPS Review of Books:
Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind
—Gualtiero Piccinini
Reviewed by
Felipe De Brigard
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind
—Gualtiero Piccinini
Reviewed by
Felipe De Brigard
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Gualtiero Piccinini, Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind | BJPS Review of Books
Felipe De Brigard reviews Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind, edited by Gualtiero Piccinini
www.thebsps.org
October 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
New from the BJPS Review of Books:
Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind
—Gualtiero Piccinini
Reviewed by
Felipe De Brigard
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind
—Gualtiero Piccinini
Reviewed by
Felipe De Brigard
www.thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
#philsci #philsky
I invented the new term neurocognitive parasite which accurately describes what the slop machine does and also makes it clear that the effects on it's users and defenders are pathological, not ideological or political.
October 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I invented the new term neurocognitive parasite which accurately describes what the slop machine does and also makes it clear that the effects on it's users and defenders are pathological, not ideological or political.
I believe the chapters of this book could help bring some remaining sceptics to the bright side."
3/3
thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
3/3
thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
Gualtiero Piccinini, Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind | BJPS Review of Books
Felipe De Brigard reviews Neurocognitive Foundations of the Mind, edited by Gualtiero Piccinini
thebsps.org
October 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I believe the chapters of this book could help bring some remaining sceptics to the bright side."
3/3
thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
3/3
thebsps.org/reviewofbook...
Not really. It's a neurocognitive diagnosis.
October 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Not really. It's a neurocognitive diagnosis.
Link to a .pdf of the paper.
arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721
We are facing an unprecented in evolutionary history neurocognitive parasite. Something unlike anything that has previously existed. I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721
We are facing an unprecented in evolutionary history neurocognitive parasite. Something unlike anything that has previously existed. I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
arxiv.org
October 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Link to a .pdf of the paper.
arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721
We are facing an unprecented in evolutionary history neurocognitive parasite. Something unlike anything that has previously existed. I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
arxiv.org/pdf/2604.04721
We are facing an unprecented in evolutionary history neurocognitive parasite. Something unlike anything that has previously existed. I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
A 2025 meta-analysis of 68,691 Asian adults reveals soy consumption—especially fermented natto—is associated with significantly lower odds of neurocognitive decline.
https://news.gmj.ge/briefs/fermented-soy-emerges-as-cognitive-protector-in-major-2025-meta-analysis/
https://news.gmj.ge/briefs/fermented-soy-emerges-as-cognitive-protector-in-major-2025-meta-analysis/
Fermented Soy Emerges as Cognitive Protector in Major 2025 Meta-Analysis
A 2025 meta-analysis of 68,691 Asian adults reveals soy consumption—especially fermented natto—is associated with significantly lower odds of neurocognitive decline.
news.gmj.ge
October 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
A 2025 meta-analysis of 68,691 Asian adults reveals soy consumption—especially fermented natto—is associated with significantly lower odds of neurocognitive decline.
https://news.gmj.ge/briefs/fermented-soy-emerges-as-cognitive-protector-in-major-2025-meta-analysis/
https://news.gmj.ge/briefs/fermented-soy-emerges-as-cognitive-protector-in-major-2025-meta-analysis/
Thanks to Felipe De Brigard for his generous review of Neurocognitive Foundations of Mind in BJPS:
"In sum, Piccinini has put together a fantastic volume. The fourteen chapters that comprise it cover a wide range of topics and explore different ways that neuroscientific
1/
"In sum, Piccinini has put together a fantastic volume. The fourteen chapters that comprise it cover a wide range of topics and explore different ways that neuroscientific
1/
October 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Thanks to Felipe De Brigard for his generous review of Neurocognitive Foundations of Mind in BJPS:
"In sum, Piccinini has put together a fantastic volume. The fourteen chapters that comprise it cover a wide range of topics and explore different ways that neuroscientific
1/
"In sum, Piccinini has put together a fantastic volume. The fourteen chapters that comprise it cover a wide range of topics and explore different ways that neuroscientific
1/
I was telling my research team today - as we talked about feelings of despair caused by NPM/AI/MIC etc. - about the hope ignited in me from following the work by metatheory.space and here @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social
metatheory.space
Hello! 🍃 metatheory.space is a group that works at the foundations of cognitive science. We are interested in the intersections of psychological and computational neurocognitive theorising with critic...
metatheory.space
October 8, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I was telling my research team today - as we talked about feelings of despair caused by NPM/AI/MIC etc. - about the hope ignited in me from following the work by metatheory.space and here @olivia.science @irisvanrooij.bsky.social
Distinct oral and sputum microbiota at 6 months post-discharge linked to worse lung function, neurocognitive, and gut symptoms in a UK prospective cohort.
Lactic acid bacteria were more prevalent in worse outcomes and tied to elevated blood inflammatory proteins. #LongCovid
Lactic acid bacteria were more prevalent in worse outcomes and tied to elevated blood inflammatory proteins. #LongCovid
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42860277/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Distinct oral and sputum microbiota at 6 months post-discharge linked to worse lung function, neurocognitive, and gut symptoms in a UK prospective cohort.
Lactic acid bacteria were more prevalent in worse outcomes and tied to elevated blood inflammatory proteins. #LongCovid
Lactic acid bacteria were more prevalent in worse outcomes and tied to elevated blood inflammatory proteins. #LongCovid
Increasingly have the sense that we‘re going to need to figure out approaches to LLMs that serve as effectively neurocognitive innoculation.
October 11, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Increasingly have the sense that we‘re going to need to figure out approaches to LLMs that serve as effectively neurocognitive innoculation.
How does the situatedness of neurocognitive systems resolve the six foundational problems of neural representation's semantic content? Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri, discusses here: faculti.net/situatedness...
October 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
How does the situatedness of neurocognitive systems resolve the six foundational problems of neural representation's semantic content? Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri, discusses here: faculti.net/situatedness...
Born too late to be fascinated by electric lights. Born too early to be integrated in to the great harmonic meat mass. Born just in time to witness a novel neurocognitive parasite devour the planetary economy.
October 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Born too late to be fascinated by electric lights. Born too early to be integrated in to the great harmonic meat mass. Born just in time to witness a novel neurocognitive parasite devour the planetary economy.
This webinar focuses on the complex relationship between HIV infection and neurocognitive disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive impairment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPMl...
@iasusa-official.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #AIDS #HIV #InfectiousDisease #IDSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPMl...
@iasusa-official.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #AIDS #HIV #InfectiousDisease #IDSky
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders in People With HIV
YouTube video by IAS-USA
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM
This webinar focuses on the complex relationship between HIV infection and neurocognitive disorders, particularly Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive impairment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPMl...
@iasusa-official.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #AIDS #HIV #InfectiousDisease #IDSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPMl...
@iasusa-official.bsky.social
#Alzheimers #AIDS #HIV #InfectiousDisease #IDSky
How does the situatedness of neurocognitive systems resolve the six foundational problems of neural representation's semantic content? Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri, discusses here: faculti.net/situatedness...
October 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
How does the situatedness of neurocognitive systems resolve the six foundational problems of neural representation's semantic content? Gualtiero Piccinini, University of Missouri, discusses here: faculti.net/situatedness...
Guest, O., & Martin, A. E. (2025). Are neurocognitive representations ‘small cakes’? PhilSci-Archive philpapers.org/rec/GUEANR
October 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Guest, O., & Martin, A. E. (2025). Are neurocognitive representations ‘small cakes’? PhilSci-Archive philpapers.org/rec/GUEANR
There’s another glaring example of neurocognitive difficulties. Her ability for descriptive speech is blunted. Think of all the other adjectives to convey that, just at the tip of your tongue. Someone w/her (once excellent) vocabulary would come up w/words other than a bland ‘concerned’.
October 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
There’s another glaring example of neurocognitive difficulties. Her ability for descriptive speech is blunted. Think of all the other adjectives to convey that, just at the tip of your tongue. Someone w/her (once excellent) vocabulary would come up w/words other than a bland ‘concerned’.
oh all sorts of 8th amendment questions are about to pop off here
• overall prognosis around any impact on neurocognitive unclear & if there has been a significant decline from this, would she be too disabled to put through execution again?
• the state failed & death warrant expired; what next?
• overall prognosis around any impact on neurocognitive unclear & if there has been a significant decline from this, would she be too disabled to put through execution again?
• the state failed & death warrant expired; what next?
October 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
oh all sorts of 8th amendment questions are about to pop off here
• overall prognosis around any impact on neurocognitive unclear & if there has been a significant decline from this, would she be too disabled to put through execution again?
• the state failed & death warrant expired; what next?
• overall prognosis around any impact on neurocognitive unclear & if there has been a significant decline from this, would she be too disabled to put through execution again?
• the state failed & death warrant expired; what next?
Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing — White et al
#MECFS
#MECFS
Article Link
www.mdpi.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Neurocognitive Indices of Long COVID: Dysregulated Engagement of Inhibitory Control and Oscillatory Slowing — White et al
#MECFS
#MECFS
CHRU Nancy followed 70 people with Long COVID and cognitive symptoms.
Brain PET showed reduced metabolism in frontal, parietal, temporal and cerebellar regions.
The abnormalities were real, but did not predict who recovered.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Brain PET showed reduced metabolism in frontal, parietal, temporal and cerebellar regions.
The abnormalities were real, but did not predict who recovered.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Long-term prognostic value and clinical correlates of brain [¹⁸F]-FDG PET in patients with post-COVID-19 condition and neurocognitive disorders: a prospective cohort study
Purpose: Brain [18F]-FDG-PET often reveals cerebral hypometabolism in post-COVID-19 patients experiencing neurocognitive issues, but its prognostic value remains uncertain. We evaluated the long-term ...
www.researchsquare.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:53 AM
CHRU Nancy followed 70 people with Long COVID and cognitive symptoms.
Brain PET showed reduced metabolism in frontal, parietal, temporal and cerebellar regions.
The abnormalities were real, but did not predict who recovered.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
Brain PET showed reduced metabolism in frontal, parietal, temporal and cerebellar regions.
The abnormalities were real, but did not predict who recovered.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1...
🍃 What does taking computationalism seriously imply?
Are Neurocognitive Representations ‘Small Cakes’? philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24834/ / philpapers.org/rec/GUEANR
Modern Alchemy: Neurocognitive Reverse Engineering philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25289 / philpapers.org/rec/GUEMAN
Are Neurocognitive Representations ‘Small Cakes’? philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24834/ / philpapers.org/rec/GUEANR
Modern Alchemy: Neurocognitive Reverse Engineering philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25289 / philpapers.org/rec/GUEMAN
October 4, 2026 at 12:55 PM
🍃 What does taking computationalism seriously imply?
Are Neurocognitive Representations ‘Small Cakes’? philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24834/ / philpapers.org/rec/GUEANR
Modern Alchemy: Neurocognitive Reverse Engineering philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25289 / philpapers.org/rec/GUEMAN
Are Neurocognitive Representations ‘Small Cakes’? philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24834/ / philpapers.org/rec/GUEANR
Modern Alchemy: Neurocognitive Reverse Engineering philsci-archive.pitt.edu/25289 / philpapers.org/rec/GUEMAN
“Teeth crave fluoride” is starting to sound a lot like “plants crave Brawndo.” Studies have reported associations between fluoride exposure & neurocognitive outcomes involving problem-solving, memory, attention, and the ability to adapt to new information.
October 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
“Teeth crave fluoride” is starting to sound a lot like “plants crave Brawndo.” Studies have reported associations between fluoride exposure & neurocognitive outcomes involving problem-solving, memory, attention, and the ability to adapt to new information.