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<p>Have you ever wondered how your brain manages to switch gears when life suddenly changes the rules of the game? Researchers have now shed light on this very process, revealing that a key brain chemical plays a pivotal role in helping us adapt to new situations. By combining brain imaging techniques with a specially designed task, they found that dopamine, a brain chemical often associated with pleasure and reward, is also crucial in helping us learn from our mistakes and adjust our decisions accordingly.</p>
<p>The findings have been published in the scientific journal<em> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44358-w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nature Communications</a></em>.</p>
<p>Dopamine is a name that often pops up in conversations about happiness, motivation, and addiction. This brain chemical is a sort of messenger that transmits signals within the brain, affecting our mood, sleep, learning, concentration, and even our movement. But its role is far more complex than just making us feel good.</p>
<p>Dopamine is intricately involved in how we make decisions, especially in situations that require us to learn, unlearn, and relearn based on new information. The researchers embarked on this study to dive deeper into the mysteries of dopamine, motivated by the desire to understand how it influences our ability to adapt our decisions when circumstances change.</p>
<p>“I have a general interest in understanding what dopamine does in the human brain and what sorts of cognitive processes it supports,” said lead author Filip Grill, a postdoctoral researcher at the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging. “Dopamine is a mysterious molecule since it seems to be related to several behavioral domains including processing of motivational, cognitive, and motor functions.”</p>
<p>“The vast majority of research on how dopamine relates to behavior is done in rodents and non-human primates, since it is difficult to measure dopamine and especially dopamine-release in humans while we are actively engaged in some behavior. This kind of translation from animal to human is also something I am very interested in.</p>
<p>The study brought together 26 volunteers from the community, ensuring none had a history of neurological or psychiatric illness, drug or alcohol dependence, or any condition that would interfere with the brain imaging used in the research.</p>
<p>Participants engaged in a computer-based task while undergoing brain scans using two advanced techniques: positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This task was a reversal learning paradigm, a method used to explore how individuals adjust their decisions based on changing rewards.</p>
<p>The task was a game of guessing whether a hidden number was above or below five, with correct guesses rewarded and incorrect ones not. Unbeknownst to the participants, the rules for rewards changed during the task, creating periods of stability and volatility that mimicked real-life situations where the ‘right’ choice can suddenly become ‘wrong.’</p>
<p>The PET scans were used to detect changes in dopamine levels in the brain by measuring the binding of a radioactive compound that competes with dopamine for the same brain receptors. The fMRI scans, on the other hand, provided insight into brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow, offering a glimpse into which parts of the brain were working harder during different phases of the task.</p>
<p>The researchers observed significant findings through the PET scans, particularly in the striatum, a brain region known for its role in reward processing. They found that dopamine release increased in this area when participants faced the switch from stable to volatile rules, suggesting dopamine’s key role in signaling the need for a strategy change. This dopamine release correlated with the participants’ ability to adapt their decisions based on new information, with higher dopamine levels linked to quicker adjustment and better performance on the task.</p>
<p>“I think the general view of dopamine is that it is a kind of reward molecule but here we show that dopamine is also released when we learn from errors,” Grill told PsyPost. “Individuals that were very sensitive to their errors released more dopamine. However, these individuals were not necessarily best at the task. Instead, individuals that released a medium amount of dopamine had best performance.”</p>
<p>The fMRI data complemented these findings by showing increased brain activity in areas associated with attention and decision-making, especially after the rule change. This activity pattern suggests that the brain engages a network of regions to process unexpected outcomes and to adapt decisions accordingly.</p>
<p>“Seeing a rather strong brain–behavior correlation is quite surprising,” Grill remarked. “I hope I will get surprised again in the future.”</p>
<p>While the study’s results are compelling, they come with their share of limitations. For instance, the design of the brain imaging study meant that researchers could not compare their findings against a baseline of brain activity without the task, potentially overlooking how individual differences in dopamine levels might influence adaptability. Furthermore, the complexity of human behavior and brain chemistry means that dopamine is not the only player in this adaptive process. Future research could benefit from exploring how other neurotransmitters interact with dopamine and contribute to our ability to learn and adjust to new information.</p>
<p>The journey to fully understand the human brain’s adaptability is far from over. Future studies could explore how different levels of dopamine affect decision-making in various contexts, perhaps by incorporating tasks that simulate more complex real-life scenarios or by using pharmacological methods to alter dopamine levels directly. Another promising direction is to examine the role of dopamine in populations with neurological conditions that affect decision-making and learning, providing insights that could inform new therapeutic approaches.</p>
<p>“The study was conducted with healthy young adults,” Grill noted. “The long-term goal is to adapt the paradigm to investigate dopamine release during different behaviors in neurological and psychiatric disorders with abnormal dopamine signaling such as Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia.”</p>
<p>The study, “<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44358-w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dopamine release in human associative striatum during reversal learning</a>,” was authored by Filip Grill, Marc Guitart-Masip, Jarkko Johansson, Lars Stiernman, Jan Axelsson, Lars Nyberg, and Anna Rieckmann.</p>
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<p>Tibetan monks engaged in long-term meditation practices have a distinctly different composition of gut bacteria present in fecal samples compared to their non-meditating neighbors, according to new research published in <a href="https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/36/1/e100893"><em>General Psychiatry</em></a>. This finding not only adds a new layer to our understanding of the mind-gut connection but also hints at the profound ways in which our mental activities, such as meditation, can influence our physical well-being.</p>
<p>The inspiration for this study came from a growing body of evidence highlighting the benefits of meditation on mental health, including its ability to combat depression, anxiety, and stress. Meditation, a practice rooted in ancient traditions, is known for its ability to focus the mind and foster a state of peace.</p>
<p>Recognizing the intricate relationship between the gut and the brain, researchers were keen to explore how meditation might impact the gut microbiota, the trillions of microorganisms residing in our intestines that play a crucial role in our overall health. This interest was sparked by the possibility that meditation could offer a novel approach to improving health by influencing the makeup of our gut bacteria.</p>
<p>A team of researchers led by <span class="name">Ying Sun of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine </span>embarked on an ambitious journey to the remote monasteries of Tibet, where they collected fecal samples from 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks and compared them with samples from 19 neighboring non-meditating residents. The monks, who had been practicing meditation for an average of nearly 19 years, offered a unique population to examine the long-term effects of meditation on the gut microbiota.</p>
<p>To ensure the study’s accuracy, participants who had taken antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics, or antifungal medications in the three months prior to sample collection were excluded, leaving 56 eligible samples for analysis.</p>
<p>The researchers employed advanced techniques to analyze the bacterial DNA from the fecal samples, focusing on the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, a common target for identifying and comparing bacteria present in the samples. This method allowed them to determine the diversity and abundance of different bacteria in the gut. Additionally, they measured various biochemical indices in the participants’ blood to explore potential health implications of the differences in gut microbiota.</p>
<p>The analysis revealed differences between the monks and their non-meditating counterparts. Specifically, the monks’ gut bacteria were less diverse but had a higher prevalence of certain bacteria associated with positive health outcomes, such as Prevotella and Bacteroides.</p>
<p>Notably, the genus <em>Prevotella</em> was much more abundant in the monks, constituting 42.35% of their gut bacteria, compared to 29.15% in the non-meditating controls. <em>Bacteroides</em> also showed a differential abundance, making up 6.21% of the microbiome in monks, as opposed to 4.07% in the control group. These bacteria are of particular interest due to their associations with positive health outcomes.</p>
<p>For instance, higher levels of <em>Prevotella</em> have been linked to reduced risks of major depressive disorders, while certain strains of <em>Bacteroides</em> have been implicated in influencing the brain’s reward responses, which could affect behaviors such as binge eating and anxiety.</p>
<p>Further analysis into the functional capabilities of the gut microbiota unveiled significant differences in metabolic pathways between the groups. Meditation was associated with enrichment in pathways involved in glycan biosynthesis and metabolism, as well as lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. These pathways are crucial for maintaining the integrity of the gut barrier and modulating immune responses, suggesting that meditation could enhance anti-inflammatory processes and bolster immune function.</p><div class="addrop-wrap" data-id="64749"><p style="text-align: center;">
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<p>Biochemical indices provided additional insights into the health implications of these microbiota differences. Monks showed lower levels of total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B compared to their non-meditating counterparts. These findings suggest a potential protective effect of meditation against cardiovascular diseases, a significant health benefit given the roles of cholesterol and apolipoprotein B in heart disease risk.</p>
<p>Despite its intriguing findings, the study acknowledges several limitations. One major challenge was the difficulty in recruiting a balanced number of participants from the control group, given the unique lifestyle and diet of the Tibetan monks. The unique living conditions and diet at high altitudes, combined with the specific lifestyle of Tibetan monks, mean that these results might not be universally applicable.</p>
<p>Additionally, the study’s reliance on 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing provides a broad overview of the gut microbiota but lacks the depth needed to understand the functional changes these bacterial communities undergo.</p>
<p>Looking ahead, researchers are eager to dive deeper into the mind-gut connection through metagenomic sequencing, a more detailed method that can unravel the functional capabilities of the gut microbiota. This future research could provide clearer insights into how meditation and other mental practices can be harnessed to enhance our physical health, paving the way for meditation to become an integral part of treatments for a range of psychosomatic disorders.</p>
<p>The study, “<a href="https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/36/1/e100893" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alteration of faecal microbiota balance related to long-term deep meditation</a>“, was authored by Ying Sun, Peijun Ju, Ting Xue, Usman Ali1, Donghong Cui1, and Jinghong Chen.</p>
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<p>Earlier this week, Elon Musk <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1752098683024220632">announced</a> his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, had implanted a device in a human for the first time. The company’s <a href="https://neuralink.com/blog/first-clinical-trial-open-for-recruitment/">PRIME</a> study, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration last year, is testing a brain implant for “people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts”.</p>
<p>In the past few years, Neuralink has faced investigation for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/dec/20/neuralink-animal-testing-musk-investigation">mistreatment of lab animals</a> and seen the <a href="https://futurism.com/president-neuralink-exit">departure of several company executives</a>. Nevertheless, the PRIME trial is a significant milestone for a company less than ten years old.</p>
<p>However, Neuralink’s challenges are far from over. Implanting a device is just the beginning of a decades-long clinical project beset with competitors, financial hurdles and ethical quandaries.</p>
<h2>Decades of development</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28275048/">first reported demonstration</a> of a brain-computer interface occurred in 1963. During a lecture at the University of Oxford, neuroscientist William Grey Walter bewildered his audience by linking one of his patient’s brains to the projector, where they advanced the slides of his presentation using only their thoughts.</p>
<p>However, the current wave of exploration in using brain-recording techniques to restore movement and communication to patients with severe paralysis began in the early 2000s. It draws on studies from the 1940s which measured the activity of single neurons, and more complex experiments on rats and monkeys in the 1990s.</p>
<p>Neuralink’s technology belongs to the next generation of recording devices. These have multiple electrodes, greater precision, and are safer, longer-lasting, and more compatible with the body. The <a href="https://www.jmir.org/2019/10/e16194/">Neuralink implant</a> is thinner, smaller and less obtrusive than the “Utah array” device, widely used in existing brain-computer interfaces, which has been available since 2005.</p>
<p>Neuralink’s device is implanted by a special robot which rapidly inserts polymer threads, each containing dozens of electrodes. In total, the device has 3,072 electrodes – dwarfing the 100 electrodes of the Utah array.</p>
<h2>Competitors</h2>
<p>Neuralink faces stiff competition in the race to commercialise the first next-generation brain-computer interface.</p>
<p>Arguably its most fierce competitor is an Australian company called <a href="https://theconversation.com/weve-been-connecting-brains-to-computers-longer-than-youd-expect-these-3-companies-are-leading-the-way-197023">Synchron</a>. This Melbourne-based start-up recently used a microelectrode mesh threaded through the blood vessels of the brain. This allowed paralysed patients to use tablets and smartphones, surf the internet, send emails, manage finances (and <a href="https://twitter.com/tomoxl/status/1473724411073212426?lang=en">post on X</a>, formerly Twitter).</p>
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<p>In 2021, Synchron received a “<a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210728005305/en/Synchron-Receives-Green-Light-From-FDA-to-Begin-Breakthrough-Trial-of-Implantable-Brain-Computer-Interface-in-US">Breakthrough Device Designation</a>” in the United States, and is now onto its third clinical trial.</p>
<h2>Patient welfare</h2>
<p>This competitive landscape raises potential ethical issues concerning the welfare of patients in the PRIME study. For one, it is notoriously difficult to recruit participants to neural implant studies. Patients must meet strict criteria to be eligible, and the trials are inherently risky and ask a lot of participants.</p>
<p>Musk’s public profile may help Neuralink find and enrol suitable patients. However, the company will need to be prepared to provide long-term support (potentially decades) to patients. If things go wrong, patients may need support to live with the consequences; if things go right, Neuralink may need to make sure the devices don’t stop working.</p>
<p>In 2022, a company called Second Sight Medical Product demonstrated the risks. Second Sight made retinal implants to treat blindness. When the company <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsolete?utm_source=digg">went bankrupt</a>, it left more than 350 patients around the world with obsolete implants and no way to remove them.</p>
<p>If Neuralink’s devices are successful, they are likely to transform patients’ lives. What happens if the company winds up operations because it can’t make a profit? A plan for long-term care is essential.</p>
<p>What’s more, the considerable hype surrounding Neuralink may have implications for obtaining informed consent from potential participants.</p>
<p>Musk <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/08/28/elon-musk-wants-to-put-a-fitbit-in-your-skull-to-summon-your-tesla/?sh=aee2ce6586a9">famously compared</a> the implant to a “Fitbit in your skull”. The device itself, Musk recently revealed, is misleadingly named “Telepathy”.</p>
<p>This techno-futurist language may give participants unrealistic expectations about the likelihood and kind of individual benefit. They may also underappreciate the risks, which could include severe brain damage.</p>
<h2>The way forward</h2>
<p>In this next chapter of the Neuralink odyssey, Musk and his team must maintain a strong commitment to research integrity and patient care. Neuralink’s establishment of a <a href="https://neuralink.com/patient-registry/">patient registry</a> to connect with patient communities is a step in the right direction.</p>
<p>Long-term planning and careful use of language will be necessary to preventing harm to patients and families.</p>
<p>The nightmare scenario for all neurotechnology research would be a repeat of Walter Freeman’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/jan/13/neuroscience.medicalscience">disastrous pre-frontal lobotomy experiments</a> in the 1940s and 1950s. These had catastrophic consequences for patients and set research back by generations.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img decoding="async" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/222497/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
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