There’s one thing successful people do that helps them achieve their many goals, says David Rock, founder and CEO of the NeuroLeadership Institute, a science-based leadership company: They “manage their brain better.” Highly successful people “make better use of the limited decision-making ability that they have,” he says. They’ve also “worked out when it’s good to … Read more
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from behind. Your heart pounds, your blood pressure skyrockets. Goose bumps appear on your arms, sweat on your palms. Your stomach … Read more
My friend Jack suffers from the most terrible migraines. But he has an unusual solution. When his migraine starts, he lays down and gently straps a vibrator to the top of his forehead. He swears that it offers instant relief from the pain. Though unconventional, Jack’s idea has historic roots. In 1892, neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot … Read more
One afternoon I was using the device for a little over an hour when I heard a voice in the headset: “You’ve earned a brain break.” Alcaide says the device can detect when your focus is starting to decline and that this feature is meant to help people avoid burnout. “We can tell you when … Read more
Exactly why CSD starts, nobody knows. Similarly, plenty of mysteries remain about what activates the pain of migraines. Past studies have proposed that migraine headaches occur when something in the cerebrospinal fluid indirectly activates nerves in the nearby meninges, the layers of membrane between the brain and the skull. Rasmussen’s experiment, led by neuroscientist Maiken … Read more
Of the five human senses, AI is already able to mimic sight and hearing. And one company wants to use the technology to digitize another: smell. Alex Wiltschko is the CEO and co-founder of Osmo, a startup that uses artificial intelligence technology to help computers “generate smells like we generate images and sounds,” per the … Read more
Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty Images The question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like anything else measurable, our thoughts are subject to increasingly technical answers, with data captured by tracking brainwaves. That breakthrough also means the data is commodifiable, and captured brain data is already being bought and sold … Read more
This image could be hung in a gallery, but it started life as a tiny chunk of a woman’s brain. In 2014, a woman undergoing surgery for epilepsy had a tiny chunk of her cerebral cortex removed. This cubic millimeter of tissue has allowed Harvard and Google researchers to produce the most detailed wiring diagram … Read more
In a fascinating exploration of the human mind, consultant psychiatrist Professor Steve Peters joined Steven Bartlett on his popular podcast Diary of a CEO. The discussion delved into the mindset of successful individuals and how one can positively shift their own psychology. However, Dragon’s Den star Bartlett may have got more than he anticipated when … Read more
Our brains are making choices before we even realise, causing us to effectively live half a second in the past as decision making and realising those decisions are apparently two separate instances, according to an esteemed expert. In exploring this mind-boggling idea that our biology might be outpacing our conscious thought was Dr Chris Smith. … Read more
