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Cognitive Psychology
"Language is the most distinctively human talent."
Forgetfulness isn't always a "glitch" in our memories; it can be a tool to help us make sense of the present and plan for the future.
Adopting a healthy scepticism towards inherited ideas means “emptying the container of the Self.”
Compared to people who took a placebo, the brains of those who took caffeine pills had a temporarily smaller gray matter volume.
By developing skills like divergent thinking and collaboration in the workforce, creativity training has the potential to unlock revolutionary ideas.
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How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
Don’t worry that your dog’s world is visually drab.
When you can't enter flow, you can still lean on your internal rhythm.
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How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.
Sleep less, sleep less, sleep more.
To prevent overloading the memory system, the brain may have a mechanism that tosses out certain types of memories.
What you see is what you hear.
Sight helps you see a room, but interoception lets you sense it from inside your own body.
The AI is helping Twitter users plot movies, design meal plans, and more.
Find your wallet or keys — or a nuclear submarine.
Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.
"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
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Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
Caffeine does something, but it's not clear exactly what.
"Downward counterfactual thinking" — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.
The "love hormone" might be an unexplored treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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Debates about the existence of free will traditionally have been fought by two competing camps: those who believe in free will and those who don’t because they believe the Universe […]
Their neurons are very different from "normal" people.
The answer may depend on your lifestyle.
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Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
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Your brain is wired for trauma. And it can be hot-wired to forget it.
Inside the metaverse, your emotions and physical responses will be monitored, and AI will use that data to influence you in real time. Is that essentially mind control?