Month: December 2020

Six Ways To Reboot Your Brain For The New Year

December 31, 2020

There’s no doubt that 2020 was difficult for everyone and tragic for many. But now vaccines against COVID-19 are finally being administered — giving a much needed hope of a return to normality and a happy 2021. However, months of anxiety, grief, and loneliness can easily create a spiral of negativity that is hard to break out of.

The Magic of Learning Language

December 30, 2020

Language is one of the most crucial competencies mastered by the human brain, although learning to speak has the appearance of an ordinary phase in child development. Virtually any person can learn one or more of the 6,000 languages spoken today. Our 100 billion networked neurons actively seek external auditory stimuli in order

Playing With Your Balls (It’s Not What You Think!)

December 28, 2020

Some would say that I am a nervous person. I often don’t know specifically what gives it away, but I tend to be a bit jittery. I also don’t sleep regularly, work too much, and don’t get out of the city often. All of these factors probably contribute to my ongoing nervousness, as well as my unfriendly neighbors. So, I certainly would like to

Bluing Your Brains Out (With Blueberries)

December 27, 2020

Ah, blueberries — the refreshing taste of summer, which you can have any time of year. What could be more gratifying than popping them into your mouth one by one, their ripe, sweet and sour goodness being crushed between your teeth, leaving a faint bluish tint on your pucker? But there’s much more to the little berry

Spending Your Identity: Can Money Buy Happiness After All?

December 26, 2020

It is said that money can’t buy happiness. But some researchers believe how you spend it could. Numerous studies show that experiences — like camping in the mountains or meeting friends for coffee — make us happier than owning things. It sounds almost cliché, but is it true?

Empowering Our Children With The Gift Of Happiness

December 25, 2020

As a mother of two young girls and as a pediatrician who cares for kids from birth through age 21, I cannot count the times I have heard a mother say, “All I want is for my child to be happy.” It is of utmost importance that a mother be equipped to empower her children with the tools to guarantee a lifetime

Why Go Nuts This Holiday Season?

December 24, 2020

Stress takes more than just an emotional toll on a person; stress has direct physiological results, including an increase in blood pressure, an increase in hormonal activity and an overall decline in the functioning of the immune system. In addition, stress leads people to engage in behavior that is harmful to their health

Saving Your Mental Energy With Automation

December 24, 2020

Nobody has the mental capacity to constantly deal with multiple facets of daily life and still stay fresh at the end of the day. We draw energy from our mental resources to take decisions, tackle issues, and perform everyday routine work, but after a certain point you can’t stretch it even if you wanted. If we keep performing a set of tedious

It’s A Meaningful Life

December 23, 2020

What is the most important resource in our lives, but, paradoxically, the one we can never find more of? Many great thinkers throughout history have answered that question with a single word: time. Time marches on, as they say, no matter what anyone does.

Developing Fresh Online Hobbies In The New Year

December 23, 2020

Many of us have experienced an extremely intense and strange start to the decade, and we need not linger on why to warmly suggest that we try and start 2021 off on the right foot, despite how things have gone. However, unfortunately, things don’t tend to improve unless we generate a little effort on our own behalf

First Words: The World of Automated Storytelling

December 20, 2020

If you have recently read a financial report, sports game recap, or weather update, chances are that story was written by a computer. The process, commonly referred to as “automated storytelling,” involves running data through an algorithm which organizes that data into a readable story. The software is now widely accessible

Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks

December 19, 2020

A child is born with about 100 billion neurons, the same amount that an adult brain has. What’s different is the amount of connections between the neurons. That’s what the developing brain is all about — firing and wiring and making connections. And that’s what our relatively young internet, or “global brain” — is all about, too.

Trust Your Brain to Heal Your Heart

December 17, 2020

“Tell me one last thing,” says Harry Potter to his mentor Dumbledore towards the end of the saga’s last movie. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” As opposed to millions holding their breath to see Dumbledore’s reaction, Dumbledore stays calm and turns to Harry:

Learning From Feeling The Fear (And Understanding Risk)

December 17, 2020

How often in life have you spent imagining the worst possible scenario in a situation? Fear is a safety net protecting us from harm, but it can also be our biggest shackle. Thinking that the worst thing is going to happen will often stop us from trying. This is what will stop you from living your best life.

Before You Know It: An Interview with Dr. John Bargh

December 16, 2020

How aware are we of the influences on our decisions? This basic human question we all wonder about has kept Dr. John Bargh busy for the last 30 years. Bargh is a social psychologist at Yale University, where he has created the Automaticity in Cognition, Motivation, and Evaluation (ACME) Laboratory, dedicated to

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