The Cheese Connection: Mental Well-Being and Healthy Aging

Today, you’ll learn about the amazing transformative power of an out-of-body experience, how scientists want to use brain cells to do their computing, and a study that suggests eating cheese might make you live longer.  

Out-Of-Body Experience  

• “Exploring the transformative potential of out-of-body experiences: A pathway to enhanced empathy.” by Marina Weiler, et al. 2024.  
• “Out of body experiences and their neural basis.” by Olaf Blanke. 2004.  

Brain Cell Computing 

• “Open and remotely accessible Neuroplatform for research in wetware computing.” by Fred D. Jordan, et al. 2024.  
• “Neuromorphic wetware for artificial neural networks that overcome the limits of traditional computer hardware.” Innovation Toronto. 2023.  
• “How Many Joules Does My Surge Protector Need?” by Karenann Brow. 2024.  

Cheese & Aging  

• “Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging - who are we to argue?” by Bronwyn Thompson. 2024.  
• “Mendelian randomization evidence for the causal effect of mental well-being on healthy aging.” by Chao-Jie Ye, et al. 2024.  

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