Links for tag "neuroscience"
- The Japanese practice of ‘forest bathing’ is scientifically proven to improve your health [permalink]
- ‘Gut Instinct’ May Have Been the GPS of Human Ancestors [permalink]
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Unique neuronal firing patterns in our "second brain" observed for the first time
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Research into the gut brain
- What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story? [permalink]
- Dealing with surprising human emotions: desk moves [permalink]
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Getting people addicted to social media
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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. [permalink]
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Metaphors can change our opinions in ways we don't even realize
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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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"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."