Neurobiology of Aging

neurobiology-aging.bsky.social

19 May 2026 04:09

✨ SHINY NEW PAPER ✨ Scoping review of blood biomarkers of frailty and cognitive decline @krockdoc.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Kayson Fakhar

kayson.bsky.social

19 May 2026 04:04

We then discuss what implications adopting this view has and how it complements what we are doing now in Neuro-AI and cognitive neuroscience. Spoiler alert: there's a lot to explore! The field is very focused on "how" questions, and this way of looking at the brain asks all the "why" questions.

Kayson Fakhar

kayson.bsky.social

19 May 2026 04:04

Briefly, we revisit some old assumptions about the human brain's wiring architecture as a product of an optimization problem. We encourage people to see it the other way around: it's more about navigating a constrained landscape of trade-offs than optimizing an objective, e.g., energy efficiency.

Kayson Fakhar

kayson.bsky.social

19 May 2026 04:03

For all the esteemed scholars out there who prefer gaining knowledge the correct way, here’s a summary of our upcoming opinion piece, delivered to you by Jesus himself. But seriously, science communication is about to get a lot worse and better at the same time.

Kayson Fakhar

kayson.bsky.social

19 May 2026 04:03

🚨 The actual paper is now out on @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... In this opinion piece, @duncanastle.bsky.social and I explore the human brain through the lens of optimality and Pareto-optimality theory.