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Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your baby? How about a “face book?” I’ve written often about how much infants love the faces of their loved ones. Indeed, we’re biologically driven from birth to distinguish - and study - the faces that matter most. That’s because, as infants, the faces of our primary caregivers teach us lessons about everything from our safety to how language works. The brain has specific structures that help us to detect and distinguish between specific faces, including the fusiform face area, a part of the visual system specialized for this very task. I’ll have more to say about holiday gift giving soon (spoiler alert: for little ones, developmentally, less is more) but really love the idea of a baby friendly (soft) photo album - which offers not only a glimpse of their favorite sight, but a chance to see significant faces that they may or may not encounter each day (such as grandparents and other extended family). There are tons of them on the market. Look for something safe and soft.. and stock it only with duplicate photos you’ll be ok with sustaining the kind of wear and tear that babies are so skilled at providing. This lovely video was shared to IG by thesabrinatan.

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🦘🍻🦘💦 This made me laugh much more than it should have done…

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@handfhome I stuck it out for a while but just didn’t like it. May download it again if it gets any quieter here x

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@CarolMaps Nope 😢. I didn’t get on with Bluesky at first, but I’m giving it another go because it seems to be where everyone else is. xxx

@handfhome Nah. I was on there but didn’t like it so deleted it. I’m on Insta and FB if you’re on them x

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@gerrydiamond71 It was really interesting and informative - you have a great job! I would love a copy of the slides, please?

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.🧠🌱

@GlennyRodge Yes

@handfhome Maybe but not just now. Is that blue sky?

If anyone wants me, I’m over on X (formerly known as Twitter) - same username.

@niko_kukushkin Bluesky - X alternative. Thanks!

@handfhome Not sure what the butterfly is. You can subscribe to my Substack!

@niko_kukushkin hi, I am gradually leaving twitter, as so many others seem to be doing, but I don’t see you on 🦋? Will you be joining? (I don’t have any other social media and I would love to keep following your fascinating insights!)

What’s new about our study is not that non-neurons can retain information, but that they can retain unexpectedly specific information about minute-scale time patterns.

"Maybe the patterns that the physical world produces, and our brain perceives through the medium of our body, are too complex to be captured in language alone." - @niko_kukushkin Os recomiendo encarecidamente seguirle si os interesa la intersección entre IA y neurobiología

Just like a musician improves with daily practice, cells in our bodies learn better with tasks spread out over time. @niko_kukushkin @nyuniversity @NYU_CNS @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146…

We think that all memory is stored in the brain. But our study published today in @NatureComms shows that all cells—even kidney cells—can count, detect patterns, store memories, and do so similarly to brain cells. My first (co)corresponding author paper!🧵nature.com/articles/s4146…