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Why your brain is not a computerThe Guardian
~16 min read · 2020-02-27 · The long read: For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?
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“Global understanding, when it comes, will likely take the form of highly diverse panels loosely stitched together into a patchwork quilt.”
In a computer, software and hardware are separate; however, our brains and our minds consist of what can best be described as wetware, in which what is happening and where it is happening are completely intertwined.
WIRED
A Boy, His Brain, and a Decades-Long Medical ControversyWIRED
3 min read · Mar 25th · No one could deny that Timothy was sick. But when doctors can’t agree on the cause of an illness, what happens to the patients trapped in limbo?
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Scientific American
Why Your Brain Needs ExerciseScientific American
9 min read · 2019-12-17 · The evolutionary history of humans explains why physical activity is important for brain health
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Scientists Demonstrate Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication in HumansScientific American
5 min read · 2019-10-29 · Work on an “Internet of brains” takes another step
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Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volumeNeuroscience News
4 min read · 2020-04-14 · Long duration microgravity exposure caused expansions in the combined brain and cerebrospinal fluid volumes in astronauts.
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The New York Times
Your Brain Is Not for ThinkingThe New York Times
4 min read · 2020-11-23 · In stressful times, this surprising lesson from neuroscience may help to lessen your anxieties.
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The scientific name for body budgeting is allostasis.
Your brain’s most important job isn’t thinking; it’s running the systems of your body to keep you alive and well.
Aeon+Psyche
Your brain does not process information and it is not a computerAeon+Psyche
~18 min read · From 2016 · Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer
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Entrepreneur
How Reading Books Helps Your Brain RechargeEntrepreneur
4 min read · 2020-02-15 · It may seem counterintuitive, but absorbing information through old-fashioned books gives your brain a break.
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datatheism.com
Organised magic: how my Second Brain made me happierdatatheism.com
5 min read · Apr 10th · Productivity is about doing less, not more. Journaling and the Second Brain methodology improved my mental health and made me happier and more creative.
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Journaling is to emotions, what the Second Brain is to information. Both practices allow me to delegate and outsource complex thinking.
No matter what methodologies you use, productivity needs to be seen as a tool to help you do less, not more.
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