Neurons, Explained in Ten Minutes
Neurons process information as excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in dendrites that generate action potentials in the axon.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 25
- 10 min
An Easy Guide to Finding Scientific Papers to Cite in Your Writing
Science papers should be cited according to their type and quality. The best way to find them is PubMed.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 12
- 10 min
How to Be Intellectually Honest
Intellectual honesty is a commitment to examine the evidence, think rationally, tell the truth, and act according to the truth.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 11
- 11 min
Polyamory, Feminism and the Myth of the Noble Savage
A critical examination of the idea that prehistorical humans were egalitarians and polyamorous.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 4
- 8 min
We Are Stardust - Finding Meaning in the Universe
The Universe has meaning because it produced consciousness, intelligence and culture.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Jan 2
- 8 min
The Evidence for Free Will and How Denying It Devaluates Freedom
Denial of free will is based on religious or mystical ideas and can have dire consequences by making it ethical to control the mind.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 26, 2022
- 13 min
Transgenic Mice Are Radically Transforming Science
In transgenic mice, fluorescent reporter genes, optogenetics and DREADD are used to manipulate the function of cells.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 6, 2022
- 14 min
Pain Is Not Suffering
Pain is a sensation that is not always unpleasant, while suffering is a state of being based on emotions, values and meaning.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 1, 2022
- 10 min
Scientists Find the Areas of the Brain Involved in Masochism
Masochist pain activates brain areas involved in empathy, emotion and consciousness, but not in addiction.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Nov 26, 2022
- 4 min
Being Monogamous and Altruistic Is Driven by Oxytocin in the Brain
Oxytocin and vasopressin in the brain drive monogamy, altruistic punishment in the ultimatum game, and social bonding.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Oct 20, 2022
- 13 min
Not Just Intelligence - The Things That Make the Human Mind Unique
The mental qualities that make humans different from animals
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Hermes Solenzol
- Sep 22, 2022
- 15 min
The Case Against Animal Rights
Animals do not have rights because they are not end in themselves and cannot enter a Social Contract.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Jun 21, 2022
- 11 min
How Neuroscience Explains Consciousness
Neuroscience explains consciousness as hierarchical properties of the mind.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Jun 14, 2022
- 10 min
Are Vegans Better at Sex?
veganism is a risk for anemia, depression and anxiety. Vegan men do not have stronger erections, higher testosterone or higher sex drive.
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Hermes Solenzol
- May 31, 2022
- 10 min
Menopause Will Not Stop You - Sex as You Age as a Woman
Menopause cause low libido and pain during sex. Low sexual desire does not prevent arousal, pleasure and orgasms.
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Hermes Solenzol
- May 24, 2022
- 7 min
Use It or Lose It - Sex as You Age as a Man
Testosterone maintains the health of aging men and is stimulated by having sex.
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Hermes Solenzol
- May 20, 2022
- 11 min
Climate Change Will Not Destroy the Earth
Climate change will not destroy the Earth or the biosphere, or cause humans to go extinct; but it may eliminate Western civilization.
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Hermes Solenzol
- Feb 23, 2022
- 7 min
The Neuroscience of Sub Space in BDSM - Endorphins, Noradrenaline and Serotonin
This coveted state of bliss and euphoria in BDSM scenes may actually be different mental states In the BDSM community, submissive space...
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 29, 2021
- 4 min
Is Knowledge Valuable for Its Own Sake?
Ethics philosophies are unclear on whether knowledge has intrinsic value. Science is the source of technology, but the knowledge it produces
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Hermes Solenzol
- Dec 25, 2021
- 7 min
Is It Ethical to Force People to Get Vaccinated?
Vaccines come before individual freedom, just like any other civic duties Almost a year ago, on January 8, 2021, I received the first...
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