Category: Human
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Creating new things… Forgetting old ones…
An expert in creativity and innovation is calling for schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines and critical for ensuring future job success. (1) Creativity. So much cherished in today's world. So much pre-occupied we are. With creating new things.…
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Travelling into the Unthinkable…
A team of scientists has uncovered details of the neural mechanisms underlying the perception of objects. They found that patterns of neural signals, called traveling brain waves, exist in the visual system of the awake brain and are organized to allow the brain to perceive objects that are faint or otherwise difficult to see. (1)…
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Distant thoughts…
Worse than a song stuck in your head, negative thoughts that you can't push away can be highly detrimental to your wellbeing. Sometimes, some thoughts just keep coming back. Research suggests this might be because those unwanted thoughts still exist in another part of the brain. (1) Try to not think of something. And you…
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Can you accept yourself?
Researchers have now developed a new model that describes driving behavior on the basis of one underlying 'human' principle: managing the risk below a threshold level. This model can accurately predict human behavior during a wide range of driving tasks. In time, the model could be used in intelligent cars, to make them feel less…
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Memories. Ephemeral. Have you forgotten?
Findings from genetically diverse mice challenge long-held assumptions about how the brain is able to briefly hold onto important information. In a paper in Cell, the researchers present evidence that working memory isn't neatly confined to one brain area, but requires the synchronous activity of at least two. The findings challenge long-held assumptions that working…
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