Richard E. Cytowic's Blog, page 15
March 29, 2014
Shielding Children from Hard Truths Hurts Rather Than Helps
Well-meaning parents try to shield their kids from unpleasant facts, assuming that tough details of reality will upset their children and inflict harm. But evidence to the contrary shows how mistaken they are.
Shielding Children from Hard Truths Hurts Rather Than Helps
Well-meaning parents try to shield their kids from unpleasant facts, assuming that tough details of reality will upset their children and inflict harm. But evidence to the contrary shows how mistaken they are.
Shielding Children From Hard Truths Hurts Rather Than Helps
Well–meaning parents try to shield their kids from unpleasant facts, assuming that tough details of reality will upset their children and inflict harm. But evidence to the contrary shows how mistaken they are.
February 19, 2014
Sleep: The Clean-Up Crew of a Dirty Mind
Your brain cleans up after the lights go out just as a party host tidies up empty glasses and smoky ashtrays once guests have gone home.
Sleep: The Clean-Up Crew of a Dirty Mind
Your brain cleans up after the lights go out just as a party host tidies up empty glasses and smoky ashtrays once guests have gone home.
January 27, 2014
Can Fish Oil Help Preserve Brain Cells?
Fish beats fowl if you want to feed your brain cells.
Can Fish Oil Help Preserve Brain Cells?
Fish beats fowl if you want to feed your brain cells.
November 28, 2013
Using Just 10% of Your Brain?
Hucksters boasting methods “based on neuroscience” promise to unleash hidden brain potential. What they actually unlock is your wallet. Why brain energy is limited, and multitasking is a fool's errand.
August 4, 2013
Touched by the Moon
Folklore claims that the full moon affects people, yet a lunar influence on human affairs has never been shown—until now. Sleep and subjective well-being do respond to lunar cycles, and there appears to be a second, monthly, clock in the brain besides the familiar circadian one.
July 3, 2013
Donuts Trump Healthy Desires, Hands Down
We are always of two minds when it comes to desires. We want one thing (losing weight) but undermine it by actions counter to our self-interest (eating ice-cream). Conflict is built into the human brain, and knowing what to do is not guarantee that we actually will do it.
