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Shane Christie, rugby concussion campaigner who wanted to donate his brain, found dead at 39

Former Maori All Blacks player Shane Christie, who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from multiple concussions, has died aged 39

The Guardian - UK

Orlando Bloom reveals extreme weight loss measures for boxing movie The Cut

Orlando Bloom was left with "no energy or brain power" and "weird intrusive thoughts" due to the extreme weight loss he had to undergo for his role as a boxer in new movie The Cut.

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Scientists just developed a new AI modeled on the human brain — it's outperforming LLMs like ChatGPT at reasoning tasks

The hierarchical reasoning model (HRM) system is modeled on the way the human brain processes complex information, and it outperformed leading LLMs in a notoriously hard-to-beat benchmark.

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Doctor who posted image of himself performing brain surgery on dating website struck off

Dr Sayed Talibi was also found to have told a woman he would subject her to waterboarding and was accused of controlling behaviour and rape

The Independent UK

Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades – new study

Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is removed?

The Conversation

Diagnostic dilemma: Rare condition made a woman see people as dragons

A woman sought treatment for hallucinations she'd been experiencing since childhood, in which people's faces would morph into having dragon-like features.

LiveScience

Mum diagnosed with brain tumour after dismissing symptom for 20 years

Nikita Sterling was diagnosed with a ‘large’ meningioma, which doctors suspect ‘could have been growing for 20 years’

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Why longer thumbs in primates were pivotal to human evolution

Large brains and dexterous hands are thought to be a crucial factor for human evolution

The Independent UK

Nvidia's Robotics Platform Is Becoming The 'De Facto Standard,' Says Gene Munster As Chipmaker Launches $3,499 'Robot Brain'

On Tuesday, Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, said Nvidia Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) robotics platform is emerging as the "de facto standard" in the industry as the company launched its powerful Jetson AGX Thor chip, positioning robotics as a key growth driver ahead of its closely watched earnings report.

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Rugby player Shane Christie, who called for study of concussion, dies at age 39

Shane Christie suspected he was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

The Independent UK

Bruce Willis’ dementia diagnosis: ‘language is going’, says actor’s wife

Emma Heming Willis recalls the actor’s ‘alarming and scary’ early symptoms and says his family has ‘learned to adapt’ as his brain ‘is failing’ amid ‘really great health overall’

The Guardian - AU

A Detroit man told police he feared for his life. Soon afterwards, officials say someone intentionally ran him down

The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury and remains at the hospital in critical condition, his lawyer said

The Independent UK

NVIDIA just built a “brain” that can power humanoid robots and physical AI — and it only costs $3,499

NVIDIA just announced Jetson Thor, a "robot brain" that powers humanoids, self-driving cars, and smart machines with real-time generative AI.

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Emma Heming Willis: Bruce Willis' brain is failing him

Bruce Willis' wife Emma Heming Wills has revealed how the Die Hard actor's brain is "failing him" after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia two years ago.

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The Conversation

Can you be aware of nothing? The rare sleep experience scientists are trying to understand

For some people, sleep brings a peculiar kind of wakefulness. Not a dream, but a quiet awareness with no content. This lesser-known state of consciousness may hold clues to one of science’s biggest mysteries: what it means to be conscious.

The Independent UK

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis says actor’s ‘brain is failing him’ in bittersweet health update

Heming Willis will discuss Bruce’s dementia battle in a new ABC special airing tonight

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What If Selling Stuff Cleansed Your Mental Debt More Than Your Wallet?

Imagine clearing out a closet and feeling lighter than you have in weeks—not just because you made space, but because your brain suddenly feels like it’s running on high-speed Wi-Fi. Selling stuff isn’t only about pocketing some quick cash; it might be the fastest way to clear mental debt that’s…

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Brain chemistry reveals psychiatry’s false divisions – new study

For decades, psychiatrists have treated psychosis as if it were separate conditions. People experiencing hallucinations and delusions might be diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression and related diagnoses, and receive completely different treatments based on diagnosis. But new research suggests this approach may be fundamentally flawed.

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Five pieces of sleep advice that could be making your insomnia worse – a sleep therapist explains

We all know how much better we feel after a good night’s sleep. Science backs this up: high-quality sleep boosts cardiovascular health, immune function, brain health and emotional wellbeing. Unsurprisingly, many people are keen to improve their sleep – and “sleep hygiene” has become a go-to strategy.

The Guardian - UK

Primates with longer thumbs tend to have bigger brains, research finds

Results suggest brain co-evolved with manual dexterity, say scientists, with humans by no means the outlier

Newslaundry

Brain drain to brain gain: How India can reclaim early career scientific talent from the US

As American politics casts a long shadow over its reservoir of scientific talent, India, a talent exporter to the world’s technology and research centres for decades, might be poised for a wave of reverse migration of scientific talent from the US.

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Everyone Sees The Man, Only Geniuses See The Rest: Solve 19 Viral Optical Illusions

Think you see the world clearly? Think again. Optical illusions aren’t just tricks for your eyes; they are cognitive distortions that make reality appear in a way that is not true. We’ve gathered 19 puzzles for your brain.

International Business Times

Deaths Could Spell End For Japanese Boxing, Says Commission Chief

Japanese boxing is at "a crucial moment" and could cease to exist if it does not radically improve safety, the head of the country's boxing commission told AFP following the deaths of two fighters.

Euronews

Scientists transplant pig lung into brain-dead patient in world-first

Experts say cross-species transplants could one day help alleviate the shortage of human organ donations.

The Guardian - UK

Surgeons transplant pig lung into brain dead human recipient for first time

Genetically modified lung functioned for nine days in latest development in xenotransplantation aimed at solving organ shortage crisis

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