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MAY 16, 2012

Someone with brains. Every once in a while (for me more often than most, I’m sure), don’t you stop and think, “Who came up with that? ” or “HOW in the world does this work?” And the answer is always – someone smart. And lots of them.

Brain 156

Brain 156

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JUNE 27, 2016

Death by GPS: are Satnavs Changing Our Brains?" In this article, and in other reporting on attention spans and focus, the conclusion seems to be that new behavior reflects some change in our brain structure. I'd like to see more actual scientific literature on how directly new behavior physically alters our brain structure.

Cognitive 113

Cognitive Brain Theory Behavior 113

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APRIL 19, 2016

While the learner might experience this lack of completed category blocks as disruptive--and indeed, blocking versus random methods improves short-term memory as well as the feeling among learners that they are learning successfully--the interruptions and random order of exposure change the way the brain builds a strong path to the memory.

Brain 100

Brain Methods Study Performance Support 100

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MAY 24, 2016

Rather than prove that digital technology is undermining human cognition, however, this marketing study and the sloppy reporting that gave it legs only serve to raise further questions about how our brains work, and especially how quickly our brains can evolve in response to changes in use.

Attention 104

Attention Cognitive Microsoft Brain 104

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Pre-testing creates a kind of mental map, building a field in the brain on which the information will eventually be placed, and accessed more easily later.

Brain 100

Brain Learning Research Lesson 100

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Solomon Shereshevsky (1886-1958) is perhaps the most famous mnemonist of the twentieth century, and became a useful case study in how the brain remembers information. He could retain entire conversations, pages of printed text, blocks of random numbers--most anything that entered through his senses.

Case Study 60

Case Study Cognitive Theory Brain 60

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JUNE 27, 2016

Terms like “neurolearning” and “brain science” and even “neurology” appear in rationales for microlearning, reflecting the popularizing of of the prefix “neuro.” ” Steven Poole has called this phenomenon “neuroscientism” and, more amusingly, “neurobollocks.”

microlearning 129

microlearning Attention Media Lecture 129