Posts Tagged ‘mind’
Nissan is developing brainwave technology to read and augment driver’s mind (not replace it)
___ This car tech makes you a better driver by reading your mind. We gave it a test drive (The Washington Post): “Might the car of the future be able to read your mind? At CES, the big tech trade show, cars dominated much of the conversation. But one experience stood out because it was so far-out:…
Read MoreAre you familiar with these research findings and technologies revolutionizing Brain & Mental Health?
___________________________________ Try adding 3 and 8 in your head. That was easy. Now, trying adding 33 and 88. That was probably more difficult. Finally, try adding 333 and 888. Time for SharpBrains’ October e‑newsletter, this time discussing a range of research findings and technologies revolutionizing brain and mental health. New thinking about cognition, brain and mind: Study suggests the…
Read MoreUpdate: Why Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies (And How Dance Offers Great Brain Training)
— Time for SharpBrains’ April e‑newsletter, featuring what’s new in brain health and cognitive performance. Quite stimulating reading :-) New thinking Why Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies, And How To Put Together the Building Blocks of a Smarter, Happier Mind Making Stress Work for You, Instead of Against You 5 Facts You Need To Know…
Read MoreWhy “Untrained Brains Are A Bit Like Puppies,” And How To Put Together the Building Blocks of a Smarter, Happier Mind
— As a child, I was convinced that my dad just went to work to play. My father was a neuroscientist at Baylor University, and his office was full of brightly colored blocks to test intelligence, books by MC Escher to study perception, and even a soundproof room covered in blue foam that I thought was…
Read More“I am excited”: Making Stress Work for You, Instead of Against You
— How much stress is good for you? In 1908, Robert Mearns Yerkes and John Dillingham Dodson designed an experiment that would begin to tackle the question, “How much stress is good for you?” The researchers tracked mice to see how stress would affect their ability to learn. Simple—yet painful, because how do you stress out mice?
Read MoreUnderstand your connectome, understand yourself
—– NO ROAD, NO trail can penetrate this forest. The long and delicate branches of its trees lie everywhere, choking space with their exuberant growth. No sunbeam can fly a path tortuous enough to navigate the narrow spaces between these entangled branches. All the trees of this dark forest grew from 100 billion seeds planted…
Read More