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Neuroscientists Relate Forgetfulness With Extraordinary Intelligence

Neuroscientists Relate Forgetfulness With Extraordinary Intelligence | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
If you’ve ever forgotten something and felt really awkward about it, or unsure of yourself, relax. Forgetfulness is a sign of highe
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The Neuroscience of Drumming: Researchers Discover the Secrets of Drumming & The Human Brain

The Neuroscience of Drumming: Researchers Discover the Secrets of Drumming & The Human Brain | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it

An old musician’s joke goes “there are three kinds of drummers in the world—those who can count and those who can’t.” But perhaps there is an even more global divide. Perhaps there are three kinds of people in the world—those who can drum and those who can’t.
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Scientists Are Attempting to Unlock the Secret Potential of the Human Brain

Scientists Are Attempting to Unlock the Secret Potential of the Human Brain | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
The secret lies in neuroplasticity. 
 
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Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment - Eleanor Nelsen

Mary's Room: A philosophical thought experiment - Eleanor Nelsen | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Imagine a neuroscientist who has only ever seen black and white things, but she is an expert in color vision and knows everything about its physics and biology. If, one day, she sees color, doe
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Our Memory Capacity Could Be 10 Times Larger Than We Thought

Our Memory Capacity Could Be 10 Times Larger Than We Thought | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
About 31,250 normal iPhone 7s.
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Scientists Reveal a Multidimensional Universe Inside the Brain —

Scientists Reveal a Multidimensional Universe Inside the Brain — | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
A study published in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience has revealed that the human brain’s structures operate in up to 11 dimensions. Conducted by the Blue Brain Project, scientists discovered fascinating new details about the complexity of the human brain. “We found a world that we had never imagined,” explained neuroscientist Henry Markram, director of Blue Brain …
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The Human Brain Can Create Structures in Up to 11 Dimensions

The Human Brain Can Create Structures in Up to 11 Dimensions | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
"We found a world that we had never imagined." 
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Neuroscientists Discover A Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65 Percent – Anonymous

Neuroscientists Discover A Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65 Percent – Anonymous | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Anxiety — that feeling of dread, fear, worry and panic — is certainly nothing new. Hippocrates wrote about it in the fourth century BCE. As did Søren Kierkegaard in the 1860s. And Sigmund Freud addressed the disorder in 1926. However, jump to the present and we’re seeing a significant uptick — especially with youth. Pharmaceutical drugs tend […]
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How Studying Neuroscience Transformed My Brain

How Studying Neuroscience Transformed My Brain | IELTS, ESP, EAP and CALL | Scoop.it
Eighteen-year-old me would have—without a doubt—endorsed Donald Trump’s rhetoric.
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