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How to Plant Ideas in Someone's Mind - 1 views

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persuasion psychology

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  • If you're going to use logic reversals in your favor, you need to be subtle.
  • offer the target a series of clues until the obvious conclusion is the one you want. The key is to be patient
  • another version of reverse psychology but at a less aggressive level
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The Lesson of the Monkeys | Jason Wells - 0 views

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  • The lesson is as obvious as it is important: question everything. Dare to be skeptical. Think of all the age-old idiocy and insanity waiting to be exposed.
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Musical Training Optimizes Brain Function | Psychology Today - 0 views

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brain psychology

shared by abby deardorff on 18 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Three Brain Benefits of Musical Training:
  • musical training can have a huge impact on the developing brain
  • systematic training actually helped improve brain areas related to music improvisation.
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  • training before the age of 7 years results in changes in white-matter connectivity that may serve as a solid scaffolding upon which ongoing experience can maintain a well-connected brain infrastructure into adulthood.
  • musical training improves the function and connectivity of different brain regions. Musical training increases brain volume and strengthens communication between brain areas. Playing an instrument changes how the brain interprets and integrates a wide range of sensory information, especially for those who start before age 7.
  • Musicians have an enhanced ability to integrate sensory information from hearing, touch, and sight.The age at which musical training begins affects brain anatomy as an adult; beginning training before the age of seven has the greatest impact.Brain circuits involved in musical improvisation are shaped by systematic training, leading to less reliance on working memory and more extensive connectivity within the brain.
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