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List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia, the free encyclop ...
Cognitive bias is distortion in the way humans perceive reality
>30 days ago by mjharwood, 2 Users, more info saveStrange but True: When Half a Brain Is Better than a Wh ...
"The operation known as hemispherectomy—where half the brain is removed—sounds too radical to ever consider, much less perform." Have you read Blindsight? Read this.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveAdvances In Genetics Should Make Learning Easier, Accor ...
“There’s a long history of biology being excluded from education [...] in understanding learning. We are not taking full advantage of how information from neuroscience and genetics can be used to moti
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveState of Cognitive Enhancement
Monster link round-up from Brian Wang. Some great stuff in there.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhat you speak may affect what you hear
"People perceive different patterns in the same sound sequences depending on their native tongue, researchers have found."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveJuicing the Brain - better warfare through chemistry
"Although for centuries astonishing and terrifying advances have been made in the technology of conflict, soldiers are basically the same. They must eat, sleep, discern friend from foe, heal when
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveJolting Your Neurons to Life: Boosting Verbal and Creat ...
"...once this method is improved and the technology refined, would unobtrusive electrodes be able to pass microcurrents through our heads whenever we need enhanced memory during the day?"
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBattle for supremacy made us intelligent
"...research supports the 'Machiavellian intelligence' hypothesis, which suggests that competition at a social level - and the ability to manipulate others for personal gain - is what drove an ex
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRerouting Brain Circuits with Implanted Chips
"A new, implantable and wireless brain chip can create artificial connections between different parts of the brain, paving the way for devices that could reconnect damaged neural circuits."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveLooking at Your Brain on Drugs
"...scientists hope to use new brain-imaging technology to train substance abusers to control cravings. The addicts would literally watch real-time images of brain blood flow and use mental exerc
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveStay in bed that extra hour: it aids thinking, say rese ...
"Psychologists ... pulled together more than 100 studies of the effects of sleep on cognitive tasks and found that staying out of bed for too long can have serious effects on ability to remember
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveProof that losing money really is scary
"The fear of losing money can be similar to the fear of physical pain, according to a study of brain scan images." Well, duh. The methodology seems a little weird to me, but I'm no scientist
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWired News: Music Makes Your Brain Happy
"Daniel Levitin explores research into how our brains process the works of artists as varied as Beethoven, the Beatles and Britney Spears, and why they make us feel so good.". Yet another bo
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMother tongue may determine maths skills
Turns out we don't all think alike after all; the language you speak may affect your maths skills.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSingularity Timetable
It would be awesome if this actually came true, but I think it's probably a bit blue-sky...one can dream, however!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAna Viseu - How social is the social?
What role do artifacts play in cognition? How does a change in their conceptualization affect the nature of cognition?
>30 days ago by zinkous, 1 User, more info saveSNAPin - Winner of the Buckley 3GSM Award at MobHappy
>30 days ago by zinkous, 1 User, more info save» Cognitive Fitness: 10 Debunked Myths « Brain Fitne ...
>30 days ago by Davezilla, 1 User, more info saveCognitive Design Solutions
Great site with amazing links - all about e-learning in the organization.
>30 days ago by noam613, 1 User, more info saveAwesome stuff for your brain
Ever heard of brainwave entrainment? Well, it's starting to gain a lot of popularity. This stuff can actually make you smarter, treat depression, ADD, ADHD, insomnia, and much more.
>30 days ago by DPic, 1 User, more info saveAdapting Websites to Users
Researchers at MIT's Sloan School of Management hope to make websites better at selling products by presenting information in a way that complements that person's style of thinking.
>30 days ago by Davezilla, 2 Users, more info savebrain games
Brain training with a brain gym can improve short term memory, increase speed and may help buffer against alzheimers.
30 days ago by software001, 2 Users, more info save