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DATE: July 31, 2026 at 03:05AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEED

TITLE: AI can tell if your brain is aging faster than you are

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260729051540.htm

A person’s sleeping brain may reveal warning signs of dementia long before memory problems begin. Researchers used machine learning to analyze EEG recordings from about 7,000 adults and found that an older-than-expected “brain age” was tied to a sharply higher dementia risk. Every additional 10 years of brain aging raised that risk by nearly 40%.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260729051540.htm

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DATE: July 31, 2026 at 03:05AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEED

TITLE: AI can tell if your brain is aging faster than you are

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260729051540.htm

A person’s sleeping brain may reveal warning signs of dementia long before memory problems begin. Researchers used machine learning to analyze EEG recordings from about 7,000 adults and found that an older-than-expected “brain age” was tied to a sharply higher dementia risk. Every additional 10 years of brain aging raised that risk by nearly 40%.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260729051540.htm

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Experts Warn of Cognitive Decline in Trump Amid Health Concerns

📰 Original title: Trump's 'twitches and glitches' alarm expert amid fresh health concerns

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

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#politics #cognitivedecline #politicalhealth #neurologicalconcerns

How the Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition via Acetylcholine Signaling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/

How the Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition via Acetylcholine Signaling

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/

DATE: July 21, 2026 at 09:29AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEED

TITLE: Watching too much TV in midlife may shrink the brain

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260721000822.htm

Watching television very often in midlife may be linked to troubling brain changes decades later. In a study of about 1,700 adults, frequent TV viewers later showed smaller brain regions involved in memory, decision-making, and visual processing, along with more signs of damage in the brain’s white matter. Surprisingly, sitting itself did not appear to be the main issue, since people who spent long hours seated at mentally engaging jobs often showed healthier brain patterns.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260721000822.htm

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DATE: July 21, 2026 at 09:29AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEED

TITLE: Watching too much TV in midlife may shrink the brain

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260721000822.htm

Watching television very often in midlife may be linked to troubling brain changes decades later. In a study of about 1,700 adults, frequent TV viewers later showed smaller brain regions involved in memory, decision-making, and visual processing, along with more signs of damage in the brain’s white matter. Surprisingly, sitting itself did not appear to be the main issue, since people who spent long hours seated at mentally engaging jobs often showed healthier brain patterns.

URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260721000822.htm

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@pabloniusmonk

The actual paper is from 2025:

"Association Between Consumption of Low- and No-Calorie Artificial Sweeteners and Cognitive Decline: An 8-Year Prospective Study", by Natalia Gomes Gonçalves et al.2 2025
https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214023

Conducted in Brazil:

"We conducted a longitudinal observational study using data from civil servants aged 35+ years at baseline who were enrolled in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health and evaluated across 3 study waves (2008–10, 2012–14, and 2017–19)."

"Consumption of aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame k, erythritol, sorbitol, and xylitol was associated with a faster decline in global cognition, particularly in memory and verbal fluency domains."

#sugar #sweeteners #aging #CognitiveDecline

@pabloniusmonk

The actual paper is from 2025:

"Association Between Consumption of Low- and No-Calorie Artificial Sweeteners and Cognitive Decline: An 8-Year Prospective Study", by Natalia Gomes Gonçalves et al.2 2025
https://www.neurology.org/doi/full/10.1212/WNL.0000000000214023

Conducted in Brazil:

"We conducted a longitudinal observational study using data from civil servants aged 35+ years at baseline who were enrolled in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health and evaluated across 3 study waves (2008–10, 2012–14, and 2017–19)."

"Consumption of aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame k, erythritol, sorbitol, and xylitol was associated with a faster decline in global cognition, particularly in memory and verbal fluency domains."

#sugar #sweeteners #aging #CognitiveDecline

@ponderingpolitics.bsky.social host #JessiahEberlin joins #BrianShapiro to break down Trump’s ALARMING election speech, apparent #cognitivedecline, #ICEviolence, MAGA media lies, #NickShirley, #JackPosobiec, and the growing threat to the 2026 #midterms and American democracy
youtu.be/TgxX82e8l70?...

Pondering Politics Very Own Je...

@ponderingpolitics.bsky.social host #JessiahEberlin joins #BrianShapiro to break down Trump’s ALARMING election speech, apparent #cognitivedecline, #ICEviolence, MAGA media lies, #NickShirley, #JackPosobiec, and the growing threat to the 2026 #midterms and American democracy
youtu.be/TgxX82e8l70?...

Pondering Politics Very Own Je...

@mike_bowler Well, that explains a lot!

#CognitiveDecline #BadDecisions #ClimateChange #CO2

@mike_bowler Well, that explains a lot!

#CognitiveDecline #BadDecisions #ClimateChange #CO2

#HealthJourney #FunctionalMedicine #HealthCollapse #CognitiveDecline #MemoryLoss #ChronicFatigue #FunctionalMedicine #WellnessJourney #HealthTransformation #PersonalStory #HealingJourney #wellnesslifestyle #wellnesswarrior #healthandwellbeing #wellnessgoals #wellnessadvocate #wellnesscoaching #MedicalDiscovery https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116832395315529272

#AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #Type3Diabetes #GlobalHealthCrisis #TopTenKiller #HealthAwareness #MedicalFacts #BrainHealth #PodcastDiscussion #wellnesslifestyle #wellnesswarrior #healthandwellbeing #wellnessgoals #wellnessadvocate #wellnesscoaching #wellnessfitness #CognitiveDecline https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116791368024457289

lethe

When her back began alarmingly

to creak, and all the earth receded far

below, she made herself a bench, a slat



of fir between two other slats of fir.

Her knees derided her presumption, so

she tacked a bit of carpet on, to ease



the landings when she launched them out and down,

hoping, as she did so, nothing was

missing: not the ho-mi, nor the seed



or seedlings in their flat, or soil she'd stolen

from the neighbors' molehills, baked and sifted,

nor the hose-end with its chilly hand



of brass. Any unpresent thing could send her

wandering from barn to potting shed

to kitchen counter, swearing at herself,



ending in her having yet another

cup of something, using up the morning's
yard tea -- again. Gardening



is knowing what to do, and when, they say,

leaving out that bit about old brains

forgetting what to do about forgetting.

-- shonin #poetry #gardening #homesteading #aging #cognitivedecline

lethe

When her back began alarmingly

to creak, and all the earth receded far

below, she made herself a bench, a slat



of fir between two other slats of fir.

Her knees derided her presumption, so

she tacked a bit of carpet on, to ease



the landings when she launched them out and down,

hoping, as she did so, nothing was

missing: not the ho-mi, nor the seed



or seedlings in their flat, or soil she'd stolen

from the neighbors' molehills, baked and sifted,

nor the hose-end with its chilly hand



of brass. Any unpresent thing could send her

wandering from barn to potting shed

to kitchen counter, swearing at herself,



ending in her having yet another

cup of something, using up the morning's
yard tea -- again. Gardening



is knowing what to do, and when, they say,

leaving out that bit about old brains

forgetting what to do about forgetting.

-- shonin #poetry #gardening #homesteading #aging #cognitivedecline

Long COVID Linked to Brain Changes, Cognitive Decline

New imaging research suggests that changes in the brain after COVID may contribute to cognitive decline similar to early stages of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and may be predictive of dementia risk, based on data from more than 200 individuals.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-linked-brain-changes-cognitive-decline-2026a1000dhe?ecd=mkm_ret_260606_mscpmrk_idhiv_virus-update_mai_etid8402191&uac=319490FK&impID=8402191

#LongCovid #CognitiveDecline #Covid19 #CovidisNotOver #WearAMask #GetVacinnated

Long COVID Linked to Brain Changes, Cognitive Decline

New imaging research suggests that changes in the brain after COVID may contribute to cognitive decline similar to early stages of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and may be predictive of dementia risk, based on data from more than 200 individuals.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-linked-brain-changes-cognitive-decline-2026a1000dhe?ecd=mkm_ret_260606_mscpmrk_idhiv_virus-update_mai_etid8402191&uac=319490FK&impID=8402191

#LongCovid #CognitiveDecline #Covid19 #CovidisNotOver #WearAMask #GetVacinnated

Dementia: Like Too Many Browser Tabs

Witness a powerful conversation about dementia. A daughter shares her mother's heartbreaking cognitive struggles, comparing them to an overloaded browser. This podcast episode offers emotional insight and understanding of dementia's impact.

Follow @biohackingpathway for more⁣

#DementiaAwareness #CognitiveDecline #BrainHealth #MothersLove #FamilyCaregiver #EmotionalSupport #MentalHealth #HealthCare #wellbeingjourney #wellbeingwarrior #wellnes #Caregiving

Dementia: Like Too Many Browser Tabs

Witness a powerful conversation about dementia. A daughter shares her mother's heartbreaking cognitive struggles, comparing them to an overloaded browser. This podcast episode offers emotional insight and understanding of dementia's impact.

Follow @biohackingpathway for more⁣

#DementiaAwareness #CognitiveDecline #BrainHealth #MothersLove #FamilyCaregiver #EmotionalSupport #MentalHealth #HealthCare #wellbeingjourney #wellbeingwarrior #wellnes #Caregiving

@thedailybeast.bsky.social

How Trump Is Exposing Own Psychotic State: Wolff | Inside Trump's Head 🍊🤪👑🧠

https://youtu.be/JweNVsg4_8g?si=n-QiiWpAiIcmq2a_

#uspol #trump #cognitivedecline #politics

5/15/26

@thedailybeast.bsky.social

How Trump Is Exposing Own Psychotic State: Wolff | Inside Trump's Head 🍊🤪👑🧠

https://youtu.be/JweNVsg4_8g?si=n-QiiWpAiIcmq2a_

#uspol #trump #cognitivedecline #politics

5/15/26

@thedailybeast.bsky.social

Trump Is Fading and His Staff Knows It: Rothkopf | The Daily Beast Podcast 📻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S93gt_9OL0

#tdb #politics #trump #krasnov #putin #cognitivedecline #mentalhealth #iranwar

5/5/2026

{ed: it's not him 🍊anymore it's us}

@thedailybeast.bsky.social

Trump Is Fading and His Staff Knows It: Rothkopf | The Daily Beast Podcast 📻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S93gt_9OL0

#tdb #politics #trump #krasnov #putin #cognitivedecline #mentalhealth #iranwar

5/5/2026

{ed: it's not him 🍊anymore it's us}

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

https://www.nber.org/papers/w35117

#HackerNews #Employment #CognitiveDecline #LaborMarket #Shocks #Research #NBER

Does Employment Slow Cognitive Decline? Evidence from Labor Market Shocks

https://www.nber.org/papers/w35117

#HackerNews #Employment #CognitiveDecline #LaborMarket #Shocks #Research #NBER

Instead of LLMs, consider the productivity and happiness gain by getting off the Web, into the forest, and feeding the crows. They'll outwit us all while the ouroboros eats itself.

“Take off the wings, and put him in breeches, and crows make fair average men. Give men wings, and reduce their smartness a little, and many of them would be almost good enough to be crows.” ―Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887)

#CognitiveDecline #LLM #learning #intelligence

Instead of LLMs, consider the productivity and happiness gain by getting off the Web, into the forest, and feeding the crows. They'll outwit us all while the ouroboros eats itself.

“Take off the wings, and put him in breeches, and crows make fair average men. Give men wings, and reduce their smartness a little, and many of them would be almost good enough to be crows.” ―Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887)

#CognitiveDecline #LLM #learning #intelligence

I realized why the #Trump regime is harassing #JamesComey. Trump has confused the terms #eightySix (86) and #deepSix. 86 means to get rid of something, but deep six means to bury, as in a grave, which are typically six feet deep.

This is similar to #AgentOrange confusing terms like…
• #incursion & #excursion
• #Greenland & #Iceland
• #GulfOfMexico & that of "America"
• etc.

The problems are all because of #Trump's #cognitiveDecline.

I realized why the #Trump regime is harassing #JamesComey. Trump has confused the terms #eightySix (86) and #deepSix. 86 means to get rid of something, but deep six means to bury, as in a grave, which are typically six feet deep.

This is similar to #AgentOrange confusing terms like…
• #incursion & #excursion
• #Greenland & #Iceland
• #GulfOfMexico & that of "America"
• etc.

The problems are all because of #Trump's #cognitiveDecline.

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Summary: A new international study identified a direct link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and a measurable de…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #brainresearch #Cognitivedecline #dementia #Dementiarisk #Mediterranean #MonashUniversity #neurobiology #neuroscience #ultraprocessedfoods #upf #visualattention #visualneuroscience
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2615286/ultra-processed-foods-erodes-visual-attention/

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Summary: A new international study identified a direct link between the consumption of ultra-processe…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #brainresearch #Cognitivedecline #dementia #Dementiarisk #Mediterranean #MonashUniversity #neurobiology #neuroscience #ultraprocessedfoods #upf #visualattention #visualneuroscience
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2615286/ultra-processed-foods-erodes-visual-attention/

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Summary: A new international study identified a direct link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and a measurable de…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #brainresearch #Cognitivedecline #dementia #Dementiarisk #Mediterranean #MonashUniversity #neurobiology #neuroscience #ultraprocessedfoods #upf #visualattention #visualneuroscience
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2615286/ultra-processed-foods-erodes-visual-attention/

Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention

Summary: A new international study identified a direct link between the consumption of ultra-processe…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #brainresearch #Cognitivedecline #dementia #Dementiarisk #Mediterranean #MonashUniversity #neurobiology #neuroscience #ultraprocessedfoods #upf #visualattention #visualneuroscience
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2615286/ultra-processed-foods-erodes-visual-attention/

The gut microbiota “signature”: the key to the Mediterranean diet’s role in slowing cognitive decline

Fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and healthy fats form the foundation of the Mediterranean diet, …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #Alzheimer'sdisease #Cognition #Cognitivedecline #Gutmicrobiota #Mediterranean #Metabolites
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2610390/the-gut-microbiota-signature-the-key-to-the-mediterranean-diets-role-in-slowing-cognitive-decline/

The gut microbiota “signature”: the key to the Mediterranean diet’s role in slowing cognitive decline

Fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and healthy fats form the foundation of the Mediterranean diet, …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanDiet #Alzheimer'sdisease #Cognition #Cognitivedecline #Gutmicrobiota #Mediterranean #Metabolites
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2610390/the-gut-microbiota-signature-the-key-to-the-mediterranean-diets-role-in-slowing-cognitive-decline/

IISc Brain Research Centre Unveils ₹2 Crore AI Challenge for Cognitive Decline Detection

IISc Bengaluru's Centre for Brain Research offers ₹2 crore for AI models to detect cognitive decline early. Researchers nationwide can join.

#AIforHealth, #BrainResearch, #CognitiveDecline, #IIScBengaluru, #IndiaAI

https://newsletter.tf/iisc-bengaluru-ai-challenge-cognitive-decline/

IISc Bengaluru is offering a ₹2 crore prize for AI that can detect early signs of cognitive decline. This is a large amount for a research challenge.

#AIforHealth, #BrainResearch, #CognitiveDecline, #IIScBengaluru, #IndiaAI
https://newsletter.tf/iisc-bengaluru-ai-challenge-cognitive-decline/

The big difference between AI Chatbots and Clippy is that with Clippy, we all agreed it was stupid and made us stupid. For AI Chatbots, we know they do real harm, yet some people are highly advocating their use for any purpose.
#AI #chatbot #cognitivedecline
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260417-ai-chatbots-could-be-making-you-stupider

The big difference between AI Chatbots and Clippy is that with Clippy, we all agreed it was stupid and made us stupid. For AI Chatbots, we know they do real harm, yet some people are highly advocating their use for any purpose.
#AI #chatbot #cognitivedecline
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260417-ai-chatbots-could-be-making-you-stupider

We are awaiting the brave #psychiatrist who's going to tell him he isn't wearing any clothes
#cognitivedecline #whitehouse #USpol

We are awaiting the brave #psychiatrist who's going to tell him he isn't wearing any clothes
#cognitivedecline #whitehouse #USpol

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