subconscious, instinctive thumbsucking
November 12, 2026 at 2:28 AM
subconscious, instinctive thumbsucking
"What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race."
Amadeo Modigliani
Woman with Black Cravat, 1917
Amadeo Modigliani
Woman with Black Cravat, 1917
November 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
"What I am seeking is not the real and not the unreal but rather the unconscious, the mystery of the instinctive in the human race."
Amadeo Modigliani
Woman with Black Cravat, 1917
Amadeo Modigliani
Woman with Black Cravat, 1917
My instinctive reply is unprintable.
November 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
My instinctive reply is unprintable.
Allopreening is the mutual preening between two or more birds, practiced to reduce instinctive aggression when birds are in close contact. During breeding, allopreening helps strengthen the social bonds [📹 Hardik Rathod]
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November 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Allopreening is the mutual preening between two or more birds, practiced to reduce instinctive aggression when birds are in close contact. During breeding, allopreening helps strengthen the social bonds [📹 Hardik Rathod]
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Another day, another burrow
November 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Another day, another burrow
First preprint from our lab is online! The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) controls a remarkable range of instinctive behaviours, from escape and freezing to vocalization and micturition. How can one region control so many, often mutually exclusive, behaviours?🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
The mouse midbrain periaqueductal gray is organized into target-specific output populations
How brains select between behaviours and coordinate their execution is a central question in neuroscience. The vertebrate periaqueductal gray (PAG) controls a remarkable range of instinctive behaviour...
www.biorxiv.org
November 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
First preprint from our lab is online! The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) controls a remarkable range of instinctive behaviours, from escape and freezing to vocalization and micturition. How can one region control so many, often mutually exclusive, behaviours?🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
i dont know if im allowed to post in response what my instinctive reaction to this post was
November 11, 2026 at 12:57 AM
i dont know if im allowed to post in response what my instinctive reaction to this post was
Empathy is instinctive to humans, in fact lack of empathy is considered a deviation from the norm called Psychopathy/Sociopathy and most of the times lost by indoctrination or trauma.
November 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Empathy is instinctive to humans, in fact lack of empathy is considered a deviation from the norm called Psychopathy/Sociopathy and most of the times lost by indoctrination or trauma.
my instinctive, *immediate* reaction was 'chipmunk'
November 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
my instinctive, *immediate* reaction was 'chipmunk'
natural instinctive respect
November 10, 2026 at 6:40 AM
natural instinctive respect
Understood, but, as a retired teacher I couldn't resist the opportunity to model critical thinking skills...it's instinctive...
November 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Understood, but, as a retired teacher I couldn't resist the opportunity to model critical thinking skills...it's instinctive...
Its instinctive special boy indoctrination we need to approach like an infestation or infection
November 11, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Its instinctive special boy indoctrination we need to approach like an infestation or infection
Such incompetence. See also 4 Seasons Landscaping.
But why does this happen? I suggest it is inherent in the Populist mindset of fast, highly reactive 'thinking': Hit on an instinctive truth in the moment and that instantly becomes the only & whole truth.
No deliberation - a dirty word for them.
But why does this happen? I suggest it is inherent in the Populist mindset of fast, highly reactive 'thinking': Hit on an instinctive truth in the moment and that instantly becomes the only & whole truth.
No deliberation - a dirty word for them.
So Donald Trump offered the press secretary job to the *wrong* Dana White. And announced it *before* he had gotten the wrong Dana White to accept.
Just breathtaking incompetence!
Just breathtaking incompetence!
November 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Such incompetence. See also 4 Seasons Landscaping.
But why does this happen? I suggest it is inherent in the Populist mindset of fast, highly reactive 'thinking': Hit on an instinctive truth in the moment and that instantly becomes the only & whole truth.
No deliberation - a dirty word for them.
But why does this happen? I suggest it is inherent in the Populist mindset of fast, highly reactive 'thinking': Hit on an instinctive truth in the moment and that instantly becomes the only & whole truth.
No deliberation - a dirty word for them.
I know RIGHT? My instinctive response was to ask the same question.
November 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I know RIGHT? My instinctive response was to ask the same question.
"Cringe." when I have read Warhammer 40k and understood that straight men want to be ForceMasc'd with a Daddy they feel an instinctive draw to be subordinate to.
November 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Cringe." when I have read Warhammer 40k and understood that straight men want to be ForceMasc'd with a Daddy they feel an instinctive draw to be subordinate to.
if nothing else I’ve come out of that with a deep instinctive aversion to anyone who even tries to make me feel small
November 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
if nothing else I’ve come out of that with a deep instinctive aversion to anyone who even tries to make me feel small
Between her and Darline Graham, this last week has been especially gratifying because this specific flavor of racist Southern white women is such an instinctive nemesis for me, I love to see them get absolutely wrecked
November 12, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Between her and Darline Graham, this last week has been especially gratifying because this specific flavor of racist Southern white women is such an instinctive nemesis for me, I love to see them get absolutely wrecked
YEAH i deffo agree. i just gotta deprogram my instinctive guilt ahahaha
November 10, 2026 at 12:06 PM
YEAH i deffo agree. i just gotta deprogram my instinctive guilt ahahaha
I’ve told him several times on certain calls he ends up in certain plays, he ends up in an area on the field that I’ve never seen a Safety end up on in our system. He’s just so instinctive. He’s always around the ball…he’s a ball hawk…
November 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I’ve told him several times on certain calls he ends up in certain plays, he ends up in an area on the field that I’ve never seen a Safety end up on in our system. He’s just so instinctive. He’s always around the ball…he’s a ball hawk…
"Transits lobbing fascists" is so not a thing I blocked this account as a instinctive reflex, like done before I was even aware!
November 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"Transits lobbing fascists" is so not a thing I blocked this account as a instinctive reflex, like done before I was even aware!
I know it's bad when my first instinctive thought is "They took her swagger..."
November 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I know it's bad when my first instinctive thought is "They took her swagger..."
who up possessed by the sudden instinctive cannibalism of the baboon
(A Storm of Wings)
(A Storm of Wings)
November 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
who up possessed by the sudden instinctive cannibalism of the baboon
(A Storm of Wings)
(A Storm of Wings)
i lol every time i joined a yoga class. an instinctive reaction on my part.
November 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
i lol every time i joined a yoga class. an instinctive reaction on my part.
I guess I can't be surprised; people have a vague instinctive sense of 'progress' but it's become increasingly defined by compromise and 'lesser evilism,' I guess.
November 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I guess I can't be surprised; people have a vague instinctive sense of 'progress' but it's become increasingly defined by compromise and 'lesser evilism,' I guess.
And there's your body's instinctive pushing and grunting, and subsequent oozing of more waste flowing out of your tiny body and into your Size 1 diaper to seal the deal, all these sensations working in unison to totally obliterate your adult mind and turn you into that adorable newborn she wanted...
November 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
And there's your body's instinctive pushing and grunting, and subsequent oozing of more waste flowing out of your tiny body and into your Size 1 diaper to seal the deal, all these sensations working in unison to totally obliterate your adult mind and turn you into that adorable newborn she wanted...