You've been Thinking with your Body - Cognition Today
Our special brand of cognition (thinking and thinking processes) is the direct interaction of our mind, body, environment, and the tools we use.| Cognition Today
Our special brand of cognition (thinking and thinking processes) is the direct interaction of our mind, body, environment, and the tools we use.| Cognition Today
I outline a broad framework of how the brain ideas and generates creative outputs. This process is made up of decomposing knowledge, cognitive influences, and recomposing a new idea.| Cognition Today
Here's a top-level explanation of how the brain can multi-task because of its attention system, working memory, cognitive flexibility.| Cognition Today
Productivity in the brain happens through many different brain networks/circuits. These networks enable different aspects of productivity and cover the wide range of different cognitive and behavioral tasks needed to be productive.| Cognition Today
This post is an introduction to cognition, cognitive processes, cognitive functions, cognitive abilities, cognitive resources, and executive functions.| Cognition Today
Metaphors and analogies are everyday quirks of the human condition that reveal a lot about science, spirituality, life, and our existence.| Cognition Today
If you've ever thought about why you made certain decisions in the past, you've engaged in metacognition. Metacognition, commonly called "thinking about thinking," is a central component of our conscious awareness. Along with its close relatives, "metamemory" and "meta-skills," it affects the subjective human experience.| Cognition Today
A concept is formed in the mind when we learn examples and a definition, and acquire its mental representation by comparing and contrasting it with other concepts. But it's a lot more complicated than this. A car is a concept. So is a monkey. Even brands and love are concepts (but not really). There are many incomplete theories of concept formation and different ways to evaluate a concept. Here's a deep look at them.| Cognition Today
Habits are automatic repetitive behaviors that are easily initiated. Here are 10 strategies to build and sustain good habits and 6 ways to break bad ones.| Cognition Today
Attention is task-dependent and not a fixed resource. Focus at work depends on emotions, engagement with the task, and skills to perform that task.| Cognition Today
Brain and cognitive reserve protect the brain from damage and allow alternate ways to compensate for damage. I discuss the key research insights, what the reserve means, and what we can do about it.| Cognition Today
