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Maxime Lagacé

Nature Boosts Self-Evaluation of Vitality: Scientific American Podcast - 0 views

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    People report that spending time in nature increases their feelings of energy and vitality. And it looks like nature is the key, not just the physical activity one often engages in when outside. Karen Hopkin reports
Leigh Newton

The Evolution of Childhood: Relationships, Emotion, Mind - Fireside Learning: Conversat... - 1 views

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    Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
Maxime Lagacé

Are you addicted to something? Video - 0 views

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    Dr. Joseph Dispenza (from the movie "What the Bleep") explains (using animation) what are addictions and the role of our emotional states.
Maxime Lagacé

JPost.com | BRAIN GAMES - 0 views

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    Follow the ball, the puck, or... Selective attention game. Increase attention span and visual awareness.
Maxime Lagacé

Babies are born to dance, new research shows - 1 views

  • Researchers have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and find it more engaging than speech
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    Researchers have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm and tempo of music and find it more engaging than speech.
Cammy Torgenrud

Seeking the Connectome, a Mental Map, Slice by Slice - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • how memories, personality traits and skills are stored.
  • The connectome is a product of your genes and your experiences. It’s where nature meets nurture.
Maxime Lagacé

The Dynamic Duo: Imagination + Knowledge | Psychology Today - 2 views

  • Study confirms robust daydreaming and superior intelligence are connected.
  • while daydreaming, your thoughts are gliding and ricocheting all over the place--past, present, future--accessing all your stored knowledge, memories, experiences
  • Many brilliant individuals--from Einstein to Mozart--credit their imagination as the source of their creativity and genius.
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  • He famously said: "When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."
  • Without imagination, knowledge would just be a set of facts and figures going nowhere.
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    Study confirms robust daydreaming and superior intelligence are connected.
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    Thinking over things, whether daydreaming or being involved in deep thought over conceptual knowledge or experiences (which can involve both), strengthens connections and builds various domains and connections within our brain, among other things. This results in higher intelligence, memory consolidation, etc. - neural plasticity at its finest.
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