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Happy Thanksgiving – It’s Good for the Brain!

Learningtogo

With the word “survival” in the opening line, you’ve probably guessed that I’m about to find a way to link eating turkey with survival, because that’s usually where I end up when I talk about our marvelous survival machines – our brains. It turns out that the practice of being grateful is good for your brain. In the U.S.,

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The cognitive basis of LXD

Clark Quinn

That is, ensuring that there’re explicit feelings associated, not just occurrences. This, too, is cognitive; first because design approaches have to reflect aligning with how users brains work. Then, also, because design processes have to accommodate how designers brains work, and don’t !

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Exercise Does the Body — and the Brain — Good

CLO Magazine

In case you needed one, here’s another reason to exercise: a July study says mental and physical training can improve how your brain works. The physical training group was asked to complete three, hourlong exercise sessions per week that included five minutes each of warmup and cool down and 50 minutes of treadmill or spin exercise.

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Happy Thanksgiving – It’s Good for the Brain!

Learningtogo

With the word “survival” in the opening line, you’ve probably guessed that I’m about to find a way to link eating turkey with survival, because that’s usually where I end up when I talk about our marvelous survival machines – our brains. It turns out that the practice of being grateful is good for your brain. In the U.S.,

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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Motivation and Success from the Brain’s Perspective: Test Your Knowledge

KnowledgeOne

More recently, neuroscience has provided new keys to understanding the phenomenon based on the observation of its mechanisms in the brain. A) Before making an effort, the brain makes a cost-benefit assessment. B) In the brain, effort results in the activation of the prefrontal cortex. CORRECT ANSWER C. .”

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What HR and L&D Need to Learn About AI

Learningtogo

Margie Meacham, a good friend, and colleague is known as the “Brain Lady,” so we asked her for advice. As AI “learns” about the brain and neuroscientists use AI to model complex behaviors in the brain, the connection becomes clear.” Where can I learn about AI?”

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