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Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas
The New York Times: Like any other high school junior, Wynn Haimer has a few holes in his academic game. Graphs and equations, for instance: He gets the idea, fine — one is a linear
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Attention and Awareness Aren’t The Same
Paying attention to something and being aware of it seem like the same thing -they both involve somehow knowing the thing is there. However, a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue
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Depression linked to negative thoughts
Times of India: A new study has revealed that people suffering from depression get stuck on bad thoughts because they’re unable to turn their attention away. Such people keep brooding over a fight with a
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Both mind and body play key role in problem solving
Yahoo India: A new study has confirmed that not only the brain, but other body parts also play a significant role in problem solving. “Being able to use your body in problem solving alters the
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El ejercicio mental que de verdad aumenta la inteligencia
ABC Espana: Ni autodefinidos, ni sudokus, ni música de Mozart ni lo último en complicados juegos electrónicos. La mejor manera de entrenar nuestro cerebro para aumentar realmente nuestra inteligencia es un pequeño ejercicio llamado «entrenamiento
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Disbelieving Free Will Makes Brain Less Free
WIRED: If people are told that free will doesn’t exist, their brains might follow suit. A test of people who read passages discrediting the notion of free will found an immediate decrease in brain activity