The Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52109808

The human brain is not a single organ, but two separate systems that evolved independently before fusing together, according to groundbreaking new research. … Armed with the knowledge of how hindbrain cells uniquely form, the team has successfully turned human stem cells into becoming functional hindbrain motor neurons in a lab for the first time.

  • gastroglizzy@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I think this lends a lot more credibility to the idea that the two halves of ancient humans’ brains weren’t connected (called the “bicameral mind”), and references to “gods” during that time period were hallucinations from the disconnected half.

    References to “the gods abandoning me/us” were people describing what it was like to experience the two halves connect, leading to the disappearance of the hallucinations.

    References to searching for people who are “still connected to the gods” means they’re looking for people who still have a bicameral mind and experience the hallucinations.