Daniel Wolpert Asks & Answers: “Why Do We Have Brains?”

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With all of the complex brain science findings out there, I really enjoyed this TED talk from neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert that goes back to one of the most fundamental questions about brains: why do we have them at all? Wolpert argues that the only reason we evolved our brains is because we had to move, [...]

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Posted December 9, 2011 by Karen Merzenich under Evolution of the Brain

Julian Treasure: 5 Ways to Listen Better

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Julian Treasure is a sound and listening expert who thinks that the world is “losing its listening”- with the unfortunate consequence of losing out on human interaction and communication. While Treasure acknowledges that as someone who “lives to listen” he is probably in the minority, he believes that “every person needs to listen consciously to [...]

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Posted August 5, 2011 by MacLean Fitzgerald under Neuroscience

Ron Gutman: Tap Into your “Superpower” – Smile!

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With all the bad news in the world, this is a terrifically enthusiastic and uplifting talk about research on the positive effects of smiling. Ron Gutman talks about how smiling is a “superpower” and discusses a body of work including some very interesting research. In one example, he notes that based on the smiles in [...]

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Posted July 21, 2011 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Research studies