by TAadministrator | Jan 29, 2014 | Brain, Habits
Habits. The word has different connotations. The good habits – those that fit with your goals, like exercising every day. Then there are the bad habits. Reaching for the ice cream every night. Reacting to stress by shouting and drinking a glass of wine. I find...
by TAadministrator | Jan 12, 2014 | Brain, Habits
One of the key areas that researchers all over the world have long had an interest in is Working Memory. This is the ability to hold a certain number of things in your mind at once. Research has shown that people tend to have limits on Working Memory. That’s why...
by TAadministrator | Oct 23, 2013 | Brain
Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert concluded from their research a few years ago that “a human mind is a wandering mind, and a wandering mind is an unhappy mind.” Essentially, they concluded that us humans have this amazing ability to think about...
by TAadministrator | Sep 27, 2012 | Brain
Originally Posted on July 24, 2012 The human brain evolved from the brainstem up and forward. The brainstem is responsible for maintaining basic functions such as breathing and the muscular contractions of your intestines. The limbic cortex evolved on top of the...
by TAadministrator | Sep 27, 2012 | Brain
Originally Posted on June 30, 2012 ‘Mind-wandering’ occurs when we contemplate events that happened in the past, might happen in the future, or will never happen at all. This ‘stimulus-independent thought’ or thought that does not rely on external events, seems to be...
