Life Sciences October 2024

This Benjamin-Button-like jellyfish can age in reverse

The jellyfish Mnemiopsis leidyi, also called the sea nut, has a reverse development, in other words it ages backwards, towards a previous life stage. It does this naturally when faced with unfavorable circumstances. Once the stress is relieved and food is available, the jellyfish continues to develop into an adult again.

A specific neural circuit plays a central role in the placebo effect

A neural circuit connecting the anterior cingulate cortex, brainstem, and cerebellum plays a central role in the placebo effect. The expectation of pain relief strongly activates this neural pathway, which is characterized by an abundance of opioid receptors. By inhibiting this pathway, the researchers disrupted placebo analgesia and lowered pain thresholds. Conversely, activating this pathway in the absence of placebo conditioning resulted in pain relief.

Some patients with severe brain injuries, may show signs of consciousness when assessed properly

Some patients with severe brain injuries, although appearing completely unresponsive, may actually show signs of consciousness when assessed using advanced brain imaging techniques. This study shows that dissociation between cognitive and motor abilities is not uncommon in these patients.

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(79aH*) : August 6th is the anniversary of the atomic bomb explosion on Hiroshima in 1945.
This date represents the entrance of Humanity into the age of Revelation (Apocalypsis).
Thus, since August 6, 2024, we are in 79 aH, (meanning 79 after Hiroshima).
It is also an “atheist” and universal calendar to replace the existing “monotheist”, religious and non universal calendars.