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Pensacola, join us next week for the season finale of the IHMC Evening Lecture Series with Dr. Jeffrey Becker exploring how ketamine alters consciousness and what this reveals about the structure of the waking mind.

Unlike classical psychedelics, ketamine acts on a receptor found throughout the brain, yet it can produce profound and often mystical shifts in experience. Dr. Becker will discuss evidence suggesting that, at low doses, ketamine disrupts inhibitory control within key neural networks, releasing rigid patterns of thought and enabling more flexible mental states. These effects offer insight into altered consciousness, antidepressant action, and the delicate balance between constraint and freedom that defines normal awareness.

Register here: https://www.ihmc.us/lectures/20260507/

https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/episode-194/

Episode 194: Tommy Wood discusses how to future-proof the adult brain Neuroscientist and frequent STEM-Talk guest Dr. Tommy Wood rejoins us today for part two of our interview about Tommy’s book that is fresh off the press

Whew... Now that the dust has settled from last week's IHMC Open House, we'd like to share a window into the experience in case you missed it.

Thank you to all who attended, without your support we couldn't do what we do.

We'd also like to thank all of our community partners who helped make the event such a great success.

2026 IHMC Open House In celebration of National Robotics Week, the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition opened its doors to the public for the annual IHMC Open House...

T-minus 4 hours and counting. IHMC's Open House is cleared for launch.

See our campus map below for mission critical information.

Last month marked STEM-Talk's 10 year anniversary. In true celebratory fashion, we invited one of our favorite STEM-Talk guests Dr. Tommy Wood to discuss his mission to dispel the myth that the brain is doomed to decline with age.

This was a special conversation that took place on the eve of the release of his first book entitled "The Stimulated Mind: Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia and Stay Sharp at Any Age" which offers science-backed strategies to enhance mental sharpness and prevent cognitive decline, including Alzheimer’s disease.

We HIGHLY recommend his work, and after listening to this interview... you'll probably agree with our assessment.

Please share this with any and all who are thirsty for knowledge.

https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/episode-193/

Calling all Pensacola & Ocala parents...

IHMC's Summer Robotics Camp is open for registration!!! Visit the link in the comments to enroll your future innovator(s) today.

IHMC Ocala Robotics Camp Students learn a lot at Summer Robotics Camps at IHMC, but some of the most meaningful lessons aren’t limited to programming. IHMC Summer Robotics Camp is a...