Rachel Barr

The self-perpetuating trap of loneliness 🖤🧠

Jane Goodall is gone, but her courage leads us forward. She taught us to see ourselves in other species, to act with care, and to hope. Rest in wild peace, Dr. Goodall 🖤

Union negotiations continue… my co-pawthor demands payment. Should I pay in tuna, cardboard, or butt pats (tribunal likely)? 🐟 📖

(Also, How to Make Your Brain Your Best Friend is out now in hardback, ebook, & audiobook) 📖🧠

Do you think it’s weird if I leave this in my neighbour’s mailbox?

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What the stages of sleep reveal about consciousness "Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be," writes neuroscientist Rachel Barr.

I wrote a feature for Big Think on consciousness, check it out: bigthink.com/neuropsych/c...

As we stress more than ever, is it time to ‘microdose delight’? Our brains are not built to handle the daily threats modern humans face. But there’s a trick that may help them.

Microdosing delight to combat stress; interesting concept, backed by neuroscience. Was a pleasure to comment on the very excellent work of @drrachelbarr.bsky.social ‬on how the experience of delight can tune down our stress response. @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...

Thank you so much for this! I’m pretty sure my admin assistant just forwarded me your email. Sorry I missed the boat. I’ll make sure you get my personal email for the next one 🌸🖤

It certainly is! I recorded it when I was back in Scotland, so my native accent was a little thicker 🌸

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Okay Luigi Mangione, Chris Martin… we’re one character away from a functional CEO Justice League.

B&N members! Just a note to let you know you can get 25% of your preorder today and tomorrow: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-mak...

Read the full article here: open.substack.com/pub/drrachel...

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The Mind (and Heart) of a Scientist What it means to remain open to love and connection in the face of risk.

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🧠 The greatest threats we face online are the very features of human cognition we often refuse to confront – the biases, emotional shortcuts, and gut reactions that pull us into the noise.

🧠 But we can learn to direct our
minds with intention.

Thank you 🌸

Thank you 🖤

It’s official! Preorder now (it really does help me out a lot when you do!) geni.us/kJRb

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#neuroscience #philosophy #mentalhealth

Join me on Substack! Link in bio 🔗

Science diagrams walked so shitposting could run

Apologies for the scattergun writing, but:

Thank you - lol! Fixed it :)