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Unique neuronal firing patterns in our "second brain" observed for the first time
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2018-05-30
Research into the gut brain
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What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
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2018-05-29
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Dealing with surprising human emotions: desk moves
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2018-05-21
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Getting people addicted to social media
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2018-05-21
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.
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Philiy Lander on using neuroscience to become a better agile coach.
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2018-05-21
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Metaphors can change our opinions in ways we don't even realize
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2018-05-21
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
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2018-05-20
"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."
