Caitlin Goodpaster, Author at Knowing Neurons

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Caitlin Goodpaster October 30, 2023November 11, 2023 Halloween, Zombie

The Neuroscience of Zombies: Unmasking the Zombie Mind

By Caitlin Goodpaster As spooky season descends upon us, it’s intriguing to explore the connections between neuroscience and a Halloween classic: the zombie. While the introduction of zombism to fiction… Read More

Science Policy Brain Development Cognition Sleep

Caitlin Goodpaster June 20, 2023May 24, 2023 Brain development, Data Privacy, Data Security, Instant Gratification, Reward, Sleep, Social media, TikTok

How TikTok Hijacks Your Brain

By Caitlin Goodpaster TikTok, a video-sharing app that has taken the world by storm, was first introduced as Douyin in 2016 in China, where it gained 100 million users in… Read More

Evolution of Cognition

Caitlin Goodpaster September 20, 2022October 27, 2022 Book Review, Communication, computational neuroscience, Consciousness, development of language, Evolution, individual, Knowledge, microorganisms, module minds, warning

Book Review: Journey of the Mind: How Thinking Emerged from Chaos

By Caitlin Goodpaster For the past two hundred thousand years, humans have dominated planet Earth. From the time we were roaming the African savanna, members of Homo sapiens have mastered… Read More

Artificial Intelligence Consciousness

Caitlin Goodpaster August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, brain imaging, Computer Science, Dreaming, EEG, fMRI, language, Machine Learning, study of consciousness, Technology, verbal speech

Problems with Assessing Consciousness in the 21st Century

by Caitlin Goodpaster Early this June, a viral story hit the internet—an engineer at Google had claimed an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot named LaMDA was conscious (Tiku, 2022). LaMDA, which… Read More

Cognition

Caitlin Goodpaster January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Curiosity, Evolution, Exploration, New Science, Novelty, Optogenetics, Subthalamic, Threat, Zona incerta

The Neurobiology of Curiosity

Have you ever heard the saying, “curiosity killed the cat”? While this may be true, curiosity also protects the cat. Curiosity is a highly adaptive characteristic of many animals, from… Read More

Big Ideas Brain Development Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Caitlin Goodpaster June 14, 2021November 5, 2021

The Promise of Service Dogs in Autism

I was in my junior year of college at Ohio State University when my roommate roped me into joining an organization called 4 Paws for Ability, a group that trains… Read More