Links for tag "neuroscience"
- The reason why women's voices are deeper today
- The Japanese practice of ‘forest bathing’ is scientifically proven to improve your health
- ‘Gut Instinct’ May Have Been the GPS of Human Ancestors
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Unique neuronal firing patterns in our "second brain" observed for the first time
Research into the gut brain
- What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
- Dealing with surprising human emotions: desk moves
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Getting people addicted to social media
Matt Mayberry, who works at a California startup called Dopamine Labs, says it's common knowledge in the industry that Instagram exploits this craving by strategically withholding "likes" from certain users. If the photo-sharing app decides you need to use the service more often, it'll show only a fraction of the likes you've received on a given post at first, hoping you'll be disappointed with your haul and check back again in a minute or two. "They're tying in to your greatest insecurities," Mr. Mayberry said.
- Philiy Lander on using neuroscience to become a better agile coach.
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Metaphors can change our opinions in ways we don't even realize
If you've worked with clean language, you've already seen this in action, even if you didn't realize what it was doing.
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Keyboards are overrated. Cursive is back and it’s making us smarter
"Brain scans during the two activities [writing vs typing] also show that forming words by hand as opposed to on a keyboard leads to increased brain activity. Scientific studies of children and adults show that wielding a pen when taking notes, rather than typing, is associated with improved long-term information retention, better thought organization, and increased ability to generate ideas."