Five thoughts to think about when thinking about the speed of thought

By The Conversation | September 21, 2021

As inquis­i­tive beings, we are con­stant­ly ques­tion­ing and quan­ti­fy­ing the speed of var­i­ous things. With a fair degree of accu­ra­cy, sci­en­tists have quan­ti­fied the speed of light, the speed of sound, the speed at which the earth revolves around the sun, the speed at which hum­ming­birds beat their wings, the aver­age speed of con­ti­nen­tal drift…. These…

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The World Economic Forum hosts Global Future Council on Neurotechnologies in Dubai (November 10–12th)

By SharpBrains | November 7, 2018

Quick heads-up on a very promis­ing event. Descrip­tion: Quick­ly devel­op­ing neu­rotech­nolo­gies will have an impact on entire indus­tries, gov­ern­ments, and soci­eties in the future. The Glob­al Future Coun­cil on Neu­rotech­nolo­gies will explore these tech­no­log­i­cal devel­op­ments and their eth­i­cal impli­ca­tions for society. 

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Forget thinking vs. feeling dichotomy. Think/ feel holistic brain functioning

By SharpBrains | January 20, 2017

Men­tal Math and the Fine-Tun­ing of Emo­tions (The Dana Foun­da­tion) “You often hear the word “cal­cu­lat­ing” used to describe some­one who always seems to act delib­er­ate­ly, guid­ed by rea­son rather than emo­tion. The idea behind this char­ac­ter­i­za­tion is that human nature strad­dles a deep divide between think­ing and feel­ing, but cur­rent research sug­gests oth­er­wise. Brain-imag­ing studies,…

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Update: To improve memory and thinking, try the Mediterranean diet with added olive oil and nuts

By SharpBrains | May 29, 2015

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ May e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key brain and mind stud­ies, per­va­sive neu­rotech­nol­ogy news, and brain fit­ness insights. New research: To improve mem­o­ry and think­ing skills, try the Mediter­ranean diet with added olive oil and nuts Sports-relat­ed con­cus­sions can impact aca­d­e­m­ic per­for­mance, espe­cial­ly in high school Sci­en­tists issue a call to action for TBI patients…

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April 2015 Update: Latest neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights

By SharpBrains | April 30, 2015

. Time for Sharp­Brains’ April e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights…and includ­ing a fun brain teas­er at the end. Upcom­ing events: Neu­roGam­ing con­fer­ence + ESCoNS Sum­mit in San Fran­cis­co (dis­count code: Sharp­Brains) Online course on ADHD treat­ments to include com­ple­men­tary 1‑year treat­ment mon­i­tor­ing sys­tem (dis­count code: sharp2015) New research: The best brain supplement…

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