https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/in-1958-a-cell-in-a-cats-visual-cortex-went-off-like-a-machine-gun-as-hubel-and-wiesel-slid-a-glass-slide-into-the-ophthalmoscope-the-dot-was-irrelevant-the-cell-wanted-the-faint-straight Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-15T23:00:00+00:00 In 1958 a cell in a cat's visual cortex went off like a machine gun as Hubel and Wiesel slid a glass slide into the ophthalmoscope. The dot was irrelevant. The cell wanted the faint straight shadow of the glass edge, at one narrow angle. https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/psychology-says-people-who-still-write-things-down-on-paper-arent-stuck-in-the-past-their-brains-are-doing-more-work-scans-show-writing-by-hand-lights-up-far-more-of-the-brain-than-typing Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-15T04:10:34+00:00 Psychology says people who still write things down on paper aren’t stuck in the past. Their brains are doing more work. Scans show writing by hand lights up far more of the brain than typing, which is why paper notes tend to stick https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/psychology-says-the-bond-between-a-person-and-their-dog-isnt-a-lesser-kind-of-love-when-a-dog-and-its-owner-simply-look-into-each-others-eyes-both-of-their-brains-release-oxytocin Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-15T04:00:52+00:00 Psychology says the bond between a person and their dog isn’t a lesser kind of love. When a dog and its owner simply look into each other’s eyes, both of their brains release oxytocin, the same bonding hormone that ties a parent to a newborn https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/glance-from-one-eye-to-the-other-in-a-mirror-and-the-movement-goes-missing-though-anyone-watching-you-sees-it-plainly-because-the-brain-turns-down-part-of-vision-while-the-eyes-are-in-flight Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-14T23:00:00+00:00 Glance from one eye to the other in a mirror and the movement goes missing, though anyone watching you sees it plainly, because the brain turns down part of vision while the eyes are in flight. https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/when-older-people-are-asked-which-years-of-their-life-were-truly-the-happiest-the-most-common-answer-isnt-their-carefree-youth-or-their-retirement-its-their-early-30s-the-busy-yea Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-14T03:53:31+00:00 When older people are asked which years of their life were truly the happiest, the most common answer isn’t their carefree youth or their retirement. It’s their early 30s, the busy years of young children and mortgages that often felt more stressful than happy at the time https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/people-who-learned-early-that-keeping-quiet-kept-the-peace-can-find-years-later-that-theyve-kept-so-much-peace-theyve-lost-track-of-what-they-actually-think Neuroscientifically Challenged en 2026-11-14T03:32:30+00:00 People who learned early that keeping quiet kept the peace can find, years later, that they’ve kept so much peace they’ve lost track of what they actually think