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Cognitive Science

Humans Still Evolving As Brain Shrinks

LiveScience | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Dna, Brain Scans, Scientific Research, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain, Evolving, Human Brain, Science, Evolution, Brain Shrinking, Human Genome, Living News

Evolution in humans is commonly thought to have essentially stopped in recent times. But there are plenty of examples that the human race is still evo...

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Dreams: Exercise For The Brain, New Study Suggests

psychology.about.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroscience, Dreams, Cognitive Science, Brain, Dreaming, Insomni, Sleep Study, Scientific Study, A Exhaustion, Brain Scan, Sleep, Living News

According to a new study by sleep and dream expert J. Allan Hobson, dreams might just be the brain's way of preparing for all of experiences it will e...

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Christian Belief Through The Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 6 of 6

Valerie Tarico | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Christianity, Psychology of Religion, Cognitive Science, Laplace, Psychology of Belief, The Inner Life, Living News
Valerie Tarico

Science is remarkably close to offering a full naturalistic explanation of individual religious experiences, everything from certain belief to moral indignation to mystical rapture to spiritual transformation.

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Addendum to Job Complexity

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Management Psychology, Cognitive Science, Organizational Design, Leadership, Strategy, Business News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

Strategy is what you decide to do, and as such, is the most important set of decisions any company makes.

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Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 5.5 of 6

Valerie Tarico | Posted 08.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Christian Belief, Psychology of Religion, Cognitive Science, Confirmation Bias, Psychology of Belief, Living News
Valerie Tarico

All of us are biased to seek information that fits what we already believe. Confirmatory evidence jumps out at us, and we find it emotionally appealing.

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Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 3 of 6

Valerie Tarico | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Christian Belief, Psychology of Religion, Cognitive Science, Psychology of Belief, Knowing, Living News
Valerie Tarico

As scientists learn more about how our brains work, certitude is coming to be seen as a vice rather than a virtue.

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Oprah and the Power to Persuade

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 07.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Jenny McCarthy, Oprah Magazine, Newsweek, Suzanne Somers, Oprah Winfrey, Cognitive Science, Jenny McCarthy Autism, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey Show, Suzanne Somers on Oprah, Media News
Dr. John Grohol

Perhaps it never occurred to Oprah that nobody is paying much attention to the likes of Somers or McCarthy because their story is a bunch of malarkey based upon anecdotes and stories.

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Distracted? Meet Maggie Jackson

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Google, Distracted, Ipod, Blackberry, Maggie Jackson, Attention, Cognitive Science, Workplace, David Brooks, New York Times, Harvard, Book, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Despite our scientific and technical achievements, we are squandering our chances to create a high-tech, yet reflective and caring society.

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Brain Training: It Works...Kind Of

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Games, Brain Training, Alzheimer's, Posit Science, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Brain Fitness, Brain Age, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

In short, if you are considering buying some of these new brain training programs for yourself, your patients, a loved one...you do need to do a bit of homework.

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Top 15 Brain Fitness Articles of 2008

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress Management, Sharpbrains, Mental Health, Brain Health, Brain Teasers, Brain Gym, New Year Resolutions, Stress Reduction, Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Science, Exercise, Health, Memory, Brain Training, Brain Fitness, Learning, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Thinking about best ways to maintain your brain in top shape in 2009? Let me share a quick definition of "brain fitness", and a ranking of the most popular articles of 2008 on the topic.

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Obesity Crisis or Cognitive Crisis?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Obesity Crisis, Mental Health, Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Science, Judith Beck, Health, Obesity Epidemic, Cognitive Skills, Brain Training, Health Care, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

The ability to self-regulate behaviors is not a genetic given, but learnable and trainable. If adults cannot regulate their own eating and exercise habits, half the battle is lost.

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Sleep Got Your Tongue?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Cognitive Science, Sleep Deprivation, Health, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Discovery News is reporting a new study that indicates a lack of sleep changes the brain to such a degree that without enough, you might sound drunk.

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Top 10 Brain Training Predictions

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 08.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Mental Health, Cognitive Science, Health, Exercise, Brain Training, Meditation, Innovation, Gym, Nintendo, Brainpower, Health Care, Brain Exercise, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

As brain fitness and training becomes mainstream and new "brain trainers" appear, we can observe a number of trends given significant market growth and recent research findings.

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Ready to Measure Your Brain Fitness?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Otraumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Screening, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Nih, Brain, Military Brain, Cognitive Assessment, Health, Health Insurance, Brain Resource, Brain Fitness, Brain Age, Optumhealth, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

Brain scientists don't recognize one overall "brain age" or "intelligence". We can view our brain functions or cognitive abilities as a variety of skills; there's no "brain age" that can be measured.

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A Multi-Pronged Approach to Brain Health

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Baby Boomers, Cognitive Science, Alzheimers, Mental Health, Brain, Exercise, Nutrition, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Brain Fitness, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I interviewed Dr. Larry McCleary, the former acting Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Denver Children's Hospital about how to nourish our brains.

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