Tagged “brain”
MicroRNAs are deeply linked to the emergence of the complex octopus brain
Finding Language in the Brain
The Real Magic of Rituals
The feeling of being able to control something, to offset the lack of control in the activity or outcome.
Writing by hand is still the best way to retain information
Stronger reading comprehension, and a sense of tactile information recall. The study was for scheduling, so makes sense that the spatial sense comes into it for day/month planning.
Paired with Socrates on the forgetfulness that comes with writing (on HN at the same time).
Is the soaring use of ADHD stimulants a cause for concern?
Probably yes
The Curious Afterlife of a Brain Trauma Survivor
Coming back as someone different after a traumatic brain injury, and overcoming symptoms.
Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food - Harvard Health
Motherhood brings the most dramatic brain changes of a woman’s life -…
A weird evolutionary quirk in the human eye
Will ectoplasmic green skies be alarming enough to make people take climate more seriously? Undecided.
Some interesting overviews on how eyes work though.
Heightened dream recall linked to increased creativity
so keep a dream journal!
The Memex Method
When your commonplace book is a public database. The strategy of doing all your writing in public and as you learn about things, building up a knowledge database over time.
Human Brain Compresses Working Memories into Low-Res ‘Summaries’
My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll
Me either. Logging out of twitter has helped reduce the effect.
How does perspective work in pictures?
And the post itself
Unlearning Perfectionism
Perfectionism is more often about being afraid to be bad at things
“One with the cloud: Why people mistake the internet’s knowledge for their own”
Interesting area, and the discussion on whether it matters where the knowledge is stored.
Neuroscience’s Existential Crisis
Whole Brain Emulation: No Progress on C. elgans After 10 Years
You Are Not Who You Think You Are
brains are weird. This quote in particular fascinated me:
That seems exciting. I’ve long wondered if in 50 years terms like “emotion” or “reason” will be obsolete. Some future genius will have come up with an integrative paradigm that more accurately captures who we are and how we think.
There's a Second Brain in Your Gut
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