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Time blindness in ADHD is a neurological inability to feel time passing, caused by dopamine dysregulation in the basal ganglia. People with ADHD underestimate time durations by 30-40% in laboratory studies. It is not laziness; it is a measurable clock deficit with specific interventions.
In October 2022, Cortical Labs published a Neuron paper showing 800,000 neurons on a multi-electrode array learned to play Pong in five minutes. DishBrain used no AI algorithm, only the brain’s natural drive to minimize prediction error.
Creatine supplementation at doses of 10-20g daily improves memory, working memory, and cognitive resilience by replenishing ATP through the phosphocreatine system. A 2018 meta-analysis in the British Journal of Nutrition confirmed these effects across six randomized controlled trials.
GLP-1 medications are a class of prescription drugs that mimic the glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone your gut releases after eating. They reduce appetite, slow gastric emptying, and signal your pancreas to release insulin in proportion to blood sugar. FDA-approved options include semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound). Clinical trials show average weight loss of 15–22% … Read more
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