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1 day ago

How The Brain Builds Knowledge: A Simple Guide For eLearning Professionals

Knowledge is actively constructed by the brain through connecting new information to existing mental structures, building networks brick by brick.
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Just one session of weight training boosts brain power, study finds

In the study, they tracked 121 adults aged between 18 and 50 and split them into two groups. All underwent cardiovascular fitness tests and were quizzed about their lifestyle. Two days later, all participants then gave blood samples and had an electroencephalographic (EEG) scan to record the electrical activity of the brain. The first group then did sets of weight exercises of moderate difficulty, while the other was asked to watch a video of adults performing resistance exercises. The resistance exercises lasted for 42 minutes.
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fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Quick Strategies to Boost Working Memory

Use external supports and offloading strategies to reduce working memory demands and improve daily functioning, especially for people with ADHD.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Consciousness Might Emerge From Thinking About Thinking

Consciousness arises when higher-order redescriptions of mental models are stabilized in working memory, enriched by memory, and organized into self-related narratives.
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