Tag: non-thinking
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Forgetting. Thus, being able to think.
Even as the power of our modern computers grows exponentially, biological systems - like our brains - remain the ultimate learning machines. By finding materials that act in ways similar to the mechanisms that biology uses to retain and process information, scientists hope to find clues to help us build smarter computers. Inspired by human…
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Non-thinking: Harder than thinking! Now go to sleep.
Brain networks at rest appear to be waiting in a state of potentiation to execute even the simplest of behaviors, report researchers. This evidence comes from a new paper published this week in the journal PLoS One, reporting on a study led by professors Vaibhav Diwadkar, Ph.D., at Wayne State University's School of Medicine and…
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Eye contact. Thinking. Being. With your ears closed.
Maintaining direct eye contact really is strenuous for the brain, according to new research, and it uses up scarce cognitive resources that we need for things like reasoning and verbal processing. There are many reasons for avoiding eye contact ― social anxiety, being lost in thought, or feeling strong emotions like guilt or embarrassment ―…
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Breath… Being a child… Being unconscious…
The rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances emotional judgments and memory recall, scientists have discovered for the first time. These effects on behavior depend critically on whether you inhale or exhale and whether you breathe through the nose or mouth. (1) We are so preoccupied with doing things, that…
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Consciousness. Entropy. Non-thinking.
Just like the Universe, our brains might be programmed to maximize disorder - similar to the principle of entropy - and our consciousness could simply be a side effect. Researchers decided to investigate whether they show any patterns in the way they neurons choose to order themselves while we're conscious. To figure this out, a…
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