Our brain is conducive to creative thinking and problem-solving – Literally, and figuratively, making mental connections. The brain is readily equipped with the necessary conditions …
A number of psychological findings can be used to improve mathematical understanding and mathematical performance. If you are teaching someone math, use these tips to …
Evolution necessitates economical and reliable brain mechanisms in some environmental contexts. These mechanisms emerge as a response to patterns in the environment or enable us …
One of the strongest applications of research in psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science is brain-based learning. It allows us to leverage research on how the …
Speaking anecdotally, have you ever had an interaction with a professional who has a vast amount of experience but ultimately failed to offer a smart …
There are two trains of thought – One leads to procrastination and one leads to motivation. And somewhere in between, there is a junction called …
In 2015, I was hit by a car while pushing my broken down car on the freeway. My body was flung 20 feet across the …
Psychophysics – Sounds cool right? It is. It really is cool. I am not overstating when I say that psychophysics is associated with our very …
The brain experiences ‘time’ very differently compared to how it experiences information from other senses. It is actually possible to savor a moment deliberately and …
Humans are simple in a way: Information comes in through our senses, stuff happens in the brain, and then the information is used. When I …
I won’t tell you what you can actively do to be smarter, but I will tell you what the brain does for you. The brain …
It might seem that we have an answer, but science is far from it. Let’s first look at how we can address this question. In …
There is one thing that baffles me. It is the idea of time. We are going to talk about Time Perception or how the brain experiences …
When people mix two languages while speaking, we say they are code switching. You can call each language a code. Depending on what one is …
It is common knowledge that sleep is important. We know it, we all know it. Pretty well. But we consider the option of burning the candle …
Memory is perhaps the most alluring topic of research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Through decades of trivial and breakthrough research insights, we know …