Types of Attention: A Useful Guide
Attention is the direction of cognitive resources toward certain stimuli in the environment. As a cognitive process, it is essential for almost every endeavor […]
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Cognitive processes: What are they? Can they improve?
Detecting changes around us, remembering a shopping list, deciding what apartment to rent, helping a friend with a problem… What do all these situations […]
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Empathy: Can you put yourself in someone else’s shoes?
You’ve probably talked or heard about it, but do you really know the implications of empathy and its meaning? Empathy is much more than […]
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Cognitive Distortions: What are they and How to avoid them?
What are Cognitive Distortions? What are their characteristics and consequences? What types of cognitive distortions are there? In this article, we will solve these […]
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Anterograde Amnesia: Familiar faces become strangers
Anterograde Amnesia: Imagine yourself wandering up and down the streets not finding back home. Well, the solution is simple, looking for a taxi or […]
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Dysphasia: Difficulty with comprehension of spoken or written language
Imagine not being about to sing your favorite song, or not being able to write or say how you feel or what you are […]
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Sports Psychology: From training your body to your emotions
Have you ever thought about how your favorite athletes are able to do what they do? They do it by using sports psychology. In […]
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Sensory Integration Therapy: What is it and who benefits from it?
Sensory integration therapy. Sensory integration refers to the brain’s ability to organize sensory information that comes from our surroundings. Sensations come in as perception […]
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Brain Zaps: A glimpse into the jolting brain phenomena
Ever been shocked by your outlet when you’re going to plug in a charger? It feels like a little prick on your finger, followed […]
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Nostalgia: what is it, why we feel it and how to overcome it
Who has never missed past experiences? Is there anyone who doesn’t remember past happy times? Everyone is aware of this feeling. Nostalgia can be […]
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Laughter Therapy: What is it and how is it beneficial?
Laughther is a characteristic of a positive emotion. We tend to think that someone who is laughing is because he/she is happy or just […]
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Triangular Theory of Love: How Does Love Develop?
The Triangular Theory of Love was developed by Robert Sternberg in 1986. It states how love can be described in three components which form […]
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Mental Health: What Is It and How to Be Mentally Healthy
What is mental health? We all want to be healthy and enjoy a general well-being, but this is impossible if we are not mentally […]
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Cognitive Psychology: Inquiring in Mental Processes
What is cognitive psychology? Who are its main authors? What are its characteristics? In this article, we will talk about the study of cognitive […]
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Child Hyperactivity: What it is, causes and how does education play a role?
Sometimes we find “unruly” and restless children in the classroom, whose grades keep getting worse and disrupt the class any chance they get. They […]
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Metacognition: Thinking About Thinking Improves Learning
Metacognition. Have you ever analyzed the strategies you use for learning new information? Do you read the information out loud several times? Or do […]
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Human Brain Project: What is it and how it’s a research innovation
Assembly of The Human Brain Project has a goal to unravel what lies within the intricately woven network that still remains a secret. Humans […]
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Cognitive Biases That Explain Why We Make Stupid Decisions
Cognitive Biases. Do you think the decisions you make are rational? Are they the fruit of a deep reasoning exercise? The truth is that […]
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Associative Learning: Learning from association or relating several things
How do punishments and rewards affect us? Have you ever wondered how we learn that something is dangerous or beneficial to us? What is […]
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Social Psychology: Interaction Between Psychology and Society
What is social psychology? What are its practical applications? Who are its main authors? What topics do social psychologists study? In this article, we […]
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Emotional Intelligence: What is it, interpretation models and controversies.
Emotional Intelligence. Mark and John had a fight with their boss. When each of them got to their homes, Mark started yelling at his […]
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Hippocampus: the orchestra director in the deepest part of our brain
Hippocampus. Have you ever gone blank and forgotten what you were going to say? Our brain is full of important data and information that […]
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Acrophobia: What is it, symptoms and how to get over it?
Acrophobia. Are you afraid of heights? Do you feel unable to observe a landscape from the top of a mountain? Are you horrified when […]
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Willpower: The complete guide to good habits
It’s common to think that obese people, smokers, and drinkers have little to no willpower. Is this true? How does willpower affect people? What […]
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Motor Memory: Why You Never Forget How to Ride a Bike
Motor memory is the result of motor learning, which involves developing new muscular coordination. This allows us to recall motor coordination we have learned in […]
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