Harvard University
We should be fighting for our cognitive liberty, says ethics expert
3 min · · Sensors capable of detecting and decoding brain activity are already embedded into everyday devices, said experts at a webinar. · Shared by 284, including Albert Ràfols, Bob E. Hayes, justin caouette, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
robertroybritt.medium.com
We’re Treating Stress, Anxiety and Depression All Wrong
· The best remedy for mental health conditions is obvious but rarely prescribed · Shared by 529, including Essaadi, Albert Ràfols
Eric Barker
New Neuroscience Reveals 8 Secrets That Will Make Your Memory Stronger
8 min · · How do you keep your memory sharp and avoid Alzheimer's as you age? Here's what the latest neuroscience has to say... · Shared by 985, including Albert Ràfols, Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW
Quanta Magazine
How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain
7 min · · Feelings of loneliness prompt changes in the brain that further isolate people from social contact. · Shared by 1271, including Albert Ràfols, Andrea Kuszewski 🧠, Will Preston
medium.com
How Technology is Hijacking Your Mind — from a Magician and Google Design Ethicist
20+ min · · Where does technology exploit our minds’ weaknesses? · Shared by 205, including luis antónio santos, Yvette Dubel, Johannes Lenz, Albert Ràfols, shishir das, Anthony Côte, Joe Filcik, Ines Bieler, Patrick Scheuerer, Gabriele, martha lane fox, Katja Evertz, Nicholas, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Simone Corsi 💻🚀, Connecticut SEO, Tristan Harris
shonda rhimes
A Path to Well-Being: Get to Know Your Neurotransmitters
5 min · · In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, learn about the brain chemicals that affect mood and how to make them work for you. · Shared by 3527, including Albert Ràfols, Neil Hart 💙
Longreads
A Reading List About the Neuroscience of Reading
8 min · · Shared by 404, including Albert Ràfols
Aeon+Psyche
Korean philosophy is built upon daily practice of good habits
11+ min · · Practice is at the heart of Korean philosophy. In order to lead a good life, hone your daily rituals of self-cultivation · Shared by 194, including Anita Leirfall, Albert Ràfols, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire
Frontera ♦️
Mimetic Desires: Why We Copy Others (And Why It Matters)
3 min · · Mimetic desires drive human behavior. And at scale, it forms cultures around the same ambitions. Here's how to use it to your benefit. · Shared by 333, including Bill Johnston, Albert Ràfols
BBC News (World)
Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body?
6 min · · The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him. · Shared by 257, including 🇬🇧 Tom Kane Author 🇺🇳 #StandWithUkriane 🇺🇦, Albert Ràfols, Guy Kawasaki
BBC News (World)
Lab-grown brain cells play video game Pong
4 min · · Australian and UK researchers grow brain cells in a lab that have learned to play a 1970s video game. · Shared by 780, including Tom Raftery, Albert Ràfols, Dean Burnett (@Garwboy@ohai.social), Chris Gledhill, Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, David Wallace-Wells
SAPIENS
Living With the Prospect of Assisted Dying
8 min · · In a culture that valorizes battling for life until the very end, a man diagnosed with ALS grapples with what it means to stop fighting. · Shared by 12, including Albert Ràfols
Singularity Hub
Google’s AI Spotlights a Human Cognitive Glitch: Mistaking Fluent Speech for Fluent Thought
4 min · · Every time you engage in conversation, your mind automatically constructs a mental model of your conversation partner. · Shared by 191, including Albert Ràfols, John Hagel, AI, Brian Ahier, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos
PsyPost.org
Study suggests that satisfaction with the internal experience of sex is more important for men than for women
2 min · · New research suggests that men and women differ when it comes to the aspects of sexual satisfaction that are most important to their quality of life. The findings, published in the journal Sexual and… · Shared by 66, including Albert Ràfols
PsyPost.org
Reconceptualizing stress as a coping tool improves students’ performance on upcoming math exam
3 min · · Reappraising test anxiety in a positive light can improve performance on an upcoming exam, according to findings published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. Students who read about the… · Shared by 124, including Lee Keyes, Albert Ràfols
PsyPost.org
Both anxious and non-anxious individuals show cognitive improvements with 20-minute bouts of exercise
2 min · · New psychology research published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology adds support to existing claims regarding the cognitive benefits of exercise. The study revealed that 20 minutes of… · Shared by 150, including Tim, Lee Keyes, Thomas Power, Albert Ràfols, SusanaDeLeón, MD