Endocannabinoids, the Marijuana of Your Brain
Endocannabinoids play a role in memory, rest, reproduction, pleasure, and even stress reduction. They're fascinating molecules that your body produces to…
Basic Psychological Processes
Basic Psychological Processes refer to aspects such as attention, motivation, perception, learning, and memory. They’re the fundamental aspects for understanding the study of psychology.
What's Computational Thinking?
Computational thinking is a skill that can open many doors in the future. Knowing how to formulate problems, organize information…
What's Synthetic Thinking and What's it Used For?
What's synthetic thinking? Before getting into details, you need to remember that thoughts are the product of the mind. They…
The Modular Theory of Mind: How Our Brains Process Information
Until the last few decades of the 20th century, there was the widespread idea that the brain worked as an…
The Meaning of Subjective Memory Complaints
People tend to worry more and more about cognitive functions as they get older. There's a particular concern for future…
Definition and Characteristics of Cognitive Rigidity
Cognitive rigidity is a characteristic of people who are captive to their own behavioral patterns. They're those who don't accept…
Availability Bias: Saying the First Thing that Comes to Your Mind
The availability bias explains, to a large extent, why advertising works. When we need to buy a product, the brands…
The Most Common Cognitive Distortions in Anxiety
Cognitive distortions in anxiety have a very clear goal: to intensify suffering. The mind falls captive of rigid and negative…
What Do We Gain by Training Our Memory?
Many studies support the fact that age can lead to cognitive impairment. With this in mind, could we achieve anything…
The Wandering Mind: Why You Should Know What it Is
Everyone does thousands of actions automatically on a daily basis. Of course, this is completely natural and normal. Could you…
The Neuroanatomy of Emotions: The Limbic System
In order to describe the neuroanatomy of emotions, Paul Broca first described the limbic system in 1878. It wasn't until…
The Brain Loves Surprises
Why does the brain love surprises? Surprise is a basic emotion caused by an unforeseen stimulus. When the surprise isn't pleasant, it becomes a negative emotion such as fear, rage,…
This Is How the Brain Combines Memories to Solve Problems
The brain is the home of your mind and your memories. Thus, you trust its ability to process information when…
The Amazing Benefits of Reading While Traveling
Reading while traveling is more than pleasurable; it's a necessity. It means resting our heads against the window while traveling…
Paradise Syndrome - Characteristics
Paradise syndrome refers to how each person has a vision about how things are and, most importantly, about how they…
Sleepwalker Behavior according to Neuroscience
Sleepwalking is a well-known sleep disorder. A sleepwalker has an unconscious awakening that makes them wander around. People that sleepwalk…
Chronic Stress Could Make You Lose Your Memory
Chronic stress can affect your life without you even knowing it. Living under chronic stress is like living inside a…
Executive Intelligence - Characteristics
We usually envision academic intelligence when we think of intelligence. That's a good student with high scores or a person…
The Four Types of Attention
Understanding that there are multiple types of attention is important. Most people believe attention is the ability to focus. Anytime someone is distracted or simply not listening to you, you…
Neurotic and Psychotic Defense Mechanisms
Defense mechanisms are automatic psychological processes. They protect you from anxiety and the perception of internal/external dangers or stressors. Defense…