ok universe, i’m ready to feel good things. make me feel good things.

Happy National Cat Day to my little helper demon. 🐱🌑✨

What type of fox is this? Because whatever it is it’s feckin’ cute. I really think it’s the ears, anything with ears like that is instantly adorable.

by MARC BOUYER

gentle reminder

hey, it’s okay, you’re going to be okay

ka·lop·sia

/‘kəläp,ZH(ē)ə/

noun the delusion of things being more beautiful than they are. 

Think you know how to improve your memory? Think again

We all want to improve our memory, but research unveiled by the University of Toronto’s Dr. Katherine Duncan today shows that we need to switch our strategies. Memory isn’t a single entity, and separate memory processes, like formation and recall can be enhanced by different brain states. Her results also revealed a major manipulation which triggers these brain states: novelty. The results were presented at the 2017 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, the annual meeting of the Canadian Association for Neuroscience - Association Canadienne des Neurosciences (CAN-ACN).

The discovery has been years in the making. Back in 2012, Katherine Duncan used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to identify how the brain triggers memory states, uncovering a brain region that detects novelty. She then demonstrated that novelty detection acts like a switch, changing how the brain learns and remembers. Finally, she determined the impact of novelty on human memory. As she puts it, “We find that familiarity increased retrieval of other unrelated memories but reduced the chances for memory formation. On the other hand, novelty enhanced the later formation of distinct memories without worrying about previous experiences.”

Duncan suggests we need to revisit how we make memories. “Your ability to remember something doesn’t just depend on the strength of the memory, it depends on the state that you’re in.” Her work also hints at new strategies to improve memory development. “We’re using what we know about the brain to develop memory enhancing tricks, helping people remember faces, names, and places.”

Her revelations are a stellar example of basic research and its implications at work. “We’ve just scratched the surface, yet we are already seeing links to disorders involving memory impairments such as Alzheimer’s disease. If we pin down the neurochemistry of these states, we may one day develop novel early warning tests and possibly, down the road, management strategies.”

by Maretak Photography

idk why people take me so seriously i never even know what im saying

Well I guess fuck you too then nameless person.

person: dont interact with me if u know anyone/ur kin with any of my IDs!! :)

person: has 7624572362364562562+ IDs

me: 

“This is a recent addition that I was very excited to add to my collection. The intense blue crystals are fluorite! This is from Huanggang mine in Inner Mongolia, China and is the only locality in the entire world that produces fluorite like this. The crystals appear to defy the isometric nature of fluorite, but these crystals are actually highly modified cubes. Still a very usual behavior and another trait unique to Huanggang. The crystals cover a single point of quartz (you can just see it on the bottom of this image). This is also a recently discovered fluorite deposit so all the specimens you see for sale are pretty fresh from the earth!

cc-da-wolf”

This is absolutely incredible. I’ve always had a soft spot for fluorite like this and I love seeing recent finds! 

THIS IS WHAT FUCKING HAPPENS WHEN YOU FORGET TO RINSE THE TUB OUT AFTER USING A LUSH INTERGALATIC BATHBOMB!

He’s fine. He got a bath.

Lush glitter is made of seaweed.

Octahedral Fluorite from Spain No longer available (sold)