Posts Tagged ‘brains’
What’s normal? When it comes to the brain, it’s hard to say, and that’s why we need to study global neurodiversity
In a small village in India—a place so remote it has no electricity, no telecommunication system, and no cars or buses—a research worker prepares to place an EEG headset on a female villager’s head. The woman, who earns $3.75 a day laboring in a nearby rice paddy and who has never ventured outside her village, eyes…
Read MoreHow do you respond to unfamiliar music?
Music seems to be a social glue. Think of how love songs enhance our romantic feelings, how marching bands intensify our affinity for the home team, or how huge rock concerts make us feel one with a crowd of thousands. Music has some special power to increase our sense of connection and help us affiliate…
Read MoreNew book explores nine lives impacted by rare brain disorders
“Several years ago, science writer Helen Thomson, consultant to New Scientist and contributor to the Washington Post and Nature, decided to travel around the world to interview people with “the most extraordinary brains.” In the process, as described in Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World’s Strangest Brains (Ecco/Harper Collins 2018), Thomas discovered that “by…
Read MoreTechnology and the Cognition Crisis
___ “Our lives on this planet have improved in so many amazing ways over the last century. On average, we are now healthier, more affluent and literate, less violent and longer living. Despite these unprecedented positive changes, clear signs exist that we are in the midst of an emerging crisis–one that has not yet been…
Read MoreLet’s improve Brain Health Literacy during Brain Awareness Week 2018
___ Please join us in getting ready to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2018 (March 12–18th), the annual global campaign organized by the Dana Foundation to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. To learn about activities in your area, please visit BAW’s International Calendar of events. And remember you don’t need to travel anywhere to…
Read MoreNew and great book by Steven Pinker reminds us that Technology is not destroying our Minds (but there’s always more Enlightened ways to harness it)
5 signs the world’s improving, according to Bill Gates’s new favorite book ever (Market Watch): “Bill Gates has long been a huge fan of Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker and his book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.” In fact, last year the Microsoft founder hailed it as the most inspiring book…
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