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
We are habituated to get things faster, and we expect things to be fast. Be it cooking, home delivery, downloads, dating, reaching travel destinations, etc. This is the speed economy. Value is proportional to speed.| Cognition Today
This article is a short explanation of how and when students of a new skill get mental space to think and how their basic understanding begins with rote learning. Despite the bad name rote learning gets - memorizing by heart, without a focus on understanding - I'm making the case that rote learning is the first, necessary step before understanding.| Cognition Today
Think of social media as making soup. Most users are stirring the pot. Some users are adding ingredients. The pot stirrers effectively keep social media ... Read more The post BrainROT, REELationships, and The DM Verse appeared first on Cognition Today.| 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
This is a combined framework of multiple memory theories that explains how we can increase memory strength and what processes get involved.| Cognition Today
I define a concept called "emotion activation" and how 2 frameworks can help to identify these activations during work. The analysis should help employees & employers.| Cognition Today
Here's a technical overview of how repetition strengthens memory formation, how recall works, what happens biologically, and how information is forgotten. These theories impact education & learning in fundamental ways.| Cognition Today
This is an initial exploration of cognitive & behavioral biases in Artificial Intelligence in the form of large language models. I've specified some AI biases and shown how human biases are very different.| Cognition Today
Explore psychological processes that guide language and how they change our way of talking in this overview of the basic concepts in psycholinguistics.| Cognition Today
The store's atmospherics - design, vibe, lighting, sounds, interiors, and the store's layout guide consumer purchases and directly affect a store's ability to cater to its buyers. I explain the multi-sensory experience of a store and layout formats with their practical and psychological benefits.| Cognition Today
Take this critical thinking test based on multiple foundations created by experts. I explore the theories and concepts that define critical thinking.| 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