Posts Tagged ‘Brain Teasers’
Study examines common cognitive biases (have you tried this brain teaser?) and ways to mitigate them
A fascinating new study, Tversky and Kahneman’s Cognitive Illusions: Who Can Solve Them, and Why?, probes into the cognitive “heuristics and biases” researched by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky since the late 1960s. If you have never encountered the “Linda brain teaser” before, please give it a try: Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very…
Read MoreUpdate: Promote brain plasticity by taking your daily exercise pill — physical and cognitive
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring nine scientific reports and industry developments to help promote lifelong brain health. #1. A must-read, and must-practice: Promote brain plasticity and keep your mind at ease by taking your daily “exercise pill” #2. If cognitive stimulation came in a pill it’d be worth a quadrillion, give or…
Read MoreUpdate on the aducanumab (Aduhelm) saga, retirement, financial advice, cognitive health, excessive worrying, neurotech, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, providing this time a summary of the saga around the FDA approval of aducanumab (Aduhelm) as a supposed treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, plus a range of timely research findings and resources for lifelong brain health. First, below are some key reads to navigate “probably the worst drug approval…
Read MoreBrain teasers en español: ¿cuál es el número que falta en el cuarto triángulo?
(Same brain teaser in English here) Es viernes y quizás algunos necesitemos un pequeño empujón cognitivo para abordar el fin de semana… Aquí va un breve desafío matemático: ¿Qué número que falta en el cuarto triángulo? Aviso a tod@s esos sharp brains: Sí, puede haber más de una respuesta … pero asegúrate de que tu…
Read MoreFive brain teasers to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2021
Brain Awareness Week 2021 just started. Let’s celebrate by challenging our minds with a few fun brain teasers and illusions :-) Here’s a selection of five stimulating brain teasers that readers enjoyed the most so far in 2021: Where’s the baby? And a couple other surprising illusions Please complete these proverbs to exercise your brain in familiar…
Read MoreOn Brain Awareness Week, mental health innovation, tDCS, biofeedback, psychedelics, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, starting with some ideas to get in the mood for Brain Awareness Week next month (March 15–21st). May BAW 2021 be a hundred times more upbeat than last year’s… #1. Seven brain teasers and a neuroplasticity podcast to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2021 #2. Imagine what this capability…
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