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#phosphene — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. (2018) Where are the #fMRI correlates of #phosphene perception? frontiersin.org/journals/neuro "Threshold phosphenes are weak percepts, and their detection subjective and difficult."

  2. #Caffeine and visual cortex excitability: a non-invasive brain stimulation study iovs.arvojournals.org/article. "caffeine does not alter neuronal excitability within the primary visual cortex"; but what about voluntary (top-down) mental imagery? #phosphene #threshold #neuroscience

    Yet in my subjective experience, caffeine does give a boost to visualizing soundscapes of The vOICe - but why or how? Focus? Excitability of left fusiform gyrus for mental imagery? youtube.com/watch?v=ihSbdGjB3B Any ideas?

  3. And what about all the wild animals?!! All because of greed and our addiction to plastics!

    Animals falling sick, dying near hellish #Ohio train derailment site

    "Animals are falling sick and dying near the site of a hellish Ohio train derailment last Friday which released toxic chemicals into the air, according to reports — sparking fears of the potential health impacts the crash could have on humans.

    "Taylor Holzer, owner of a dairy farm just outside the evacuation zone in East Palestine, told WKBN several foxes he keeps on his property have become mortally ill." [...]

    "Professor Kevin Crist, the director of Ohio University’s Air Quality Center, noted that the chemical can also cause cancer of the liver and other organs."
    #EastPalestine #TrainDerailment #Phosphene #ChemicalWarfare by #BigCorporations!

    nypost.com/2023/02/10/animals-