Preschoolers can reason better than we think, study suggests
(phys.org)
Preschoolers can reason better than we think, study suggests
Preschoolers can reason better than we think, study suggests
How to learn a new language like a baby
(theconversation.com)
Learning a new language later in life can be a frustrating, almost paradoxical experience. On paper, our more mature and experienced adult brains should make learning easier, yet it is illiterate toddlers who acquire languages with apparent ease, not adults.
Learning a new language later in life can be a frustrating, almost paradoxical experience. On paper, our more mature and experienced adult brains should make learning easier, yet it is illiterate toddlers who acquire languages with apparent ease, not adults.
What makes code hard to read: Visual patterns of complexity (2023)
(seeinglogic.com)
Not long ago, I was auditing a codebase for work (looking for bugs) when I realized that despite the quality of the code, I was becoming mentally fatigued extremely quickly and had a hard time working on it for long stretches of time…
Not long ago, I was auditing a codebase for work (looking for bugs) when I realized that despite the quality of the code, I was becoming mentally fatigued extremely quickly and had a hard time working on it for long stretches of time…
Number-Colour-Phoneme Associations: From IBM CGA Colours to Mnemonic Systems
(susam.net)
This is a vanity page that records some of the associations between various numbers, colours, and phonemes as they appear in my mind. I must mention here that I do not have synaesthesia. Many of these connections were shaped by childhood experiences. Notably, two unrelated influences, learning about computers and studying mnemonic systems, have played a significant role in forming these associations.
This is a vanity page that records some of the associations between various numbers, colours, and phonemes as they appear in my mind. I must mention here that I do not have synaesthesia. Many of these connections were shaped by childhood experiences. Notably, two unrelated influences, learning about computers and studying mnemonic systems, have played a significant role in forming these associations.
'Event Scripts' Structure Our Personal Memories
(quantamagazine.org)
By screening films in a brain scanner, neuroscientists discovered a rich library of neural scripts — from a trip through an airport to a marriage proposal — that form scaffolds for memories of our experiences.
By screening films in a brain scanner, neuroscientists discovered a rich library of neural scripts — from a trip through an airport to a marriage proposal — that form scaffolds for memories of our experiences.
Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking (2020)
(psyche.co)
Talking out loud to oneself is a technology for thinking that allows us to clarify and sharpen our approach to a problem
Talking out loud to oneself is a technology for thinking that allows us to clarify and sharpen our approach to a problem
Facing the Music or Burying Our Heads in the Sand?
(nlm.nih.gov)
Defenses that keep threatening information out of awareness are posited to reduce anxiety at the cost of longer-term dysfunction. By contrast, socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that preference for positively-valenced information is a late-life manifestation of adaptive emotion regulation.
Defenses that keep threatening information out of awareness are posited to reduce anxiety at the cost of longer-term dysfunction. By contrast, socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that preference for positively-valenced information is a late-life manifestation of adaptive emotion regulation.
Head Games – a humiliating list of all the ways your brain can deceive you
(futilitycloset.com)
This is beautifully well done — a humiliating list of all the ways your brain can deceive you (click to enlarge).
This is beautifully well done — a humiliating list of all the ways your brain can deceive you (click to enlarge).
Spaced repetition can allow for infinite recall (2022)
(efavdb.com)
My friend Andrew is an advocate of the “spaced repetition” technique for memorization of a great many facts [1]. The ideas behind this are two-fold:
My friend Andrew is an advocate of the “spaced repetition” technique for memorization of a great many facts [1]. The ideas behind this are two-fold:
Cognitive Reasoning Agents and the Extended Information Filter
(jdsemrau.substack.com)
Probabilistic reasoning plays a pivotal role in advancing intelligent systems by enabling cognitive agents to operate effectively in dynamic and uncertain contexts.
Probabilistic reasoning plays a pivotal role in advancing intelligent systems by enabling cognitive agents to operate effectively in dynamic and uncertain contexts.
The number of exceptional people: Fewer than 85 per 1M across key traits
(sciencedirect.com)
Cognitive biases can lead to overestimating the expected prevalence of exceptional multi-talented candidates, leading to potential dissatisfaction in recruitment contexts.
Cognitive biases can lead to overestimating the expected prevalence of exceptional multi-talented candidates, leading to potential dissatisfaction in recruitment contexts.
Concept cells help your brain abstract information and build memories
(quantamagazine.org)
Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as “Jennifer Aniston cells,” help us think, imagine and remember episodes from our lives.
Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as “Jennifer Aniston cells,” help us think, imagine and remember episodes from our lives.
How the Brain Distinguishes Memories from Perceptions
(quantamagazine.org)
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New work shows how and why they are different.
The neural representations of a perceived image and the memory of it are almost the same. New work shows how and why they are different.
AI Tools: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
(mdpi.com)
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored.
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has transformed numerous aspects of daily life, yet its impact on critical thinking remains underexplored.
Maybe ChatGPT has some pre-frontal cortex problems
(solresol.substack.com)
People have been complaining that ChatGPT has been degrading with each new version. This sounds like cognitive decline! Let’s administer some tests that might detect incipent dementia.
People have been complaining that ChatGPT has been degrading with each new version. This sounds like cognitive decline! Let’s administer some tests that might detect incipent dementia.
Is It Possible to Improve Memory or Are We Doomed to Forget as We Age? (2023)
(nzherald.co.nz)
Memory is a fickle beast at the best of times, but it’s easy to think we’re sliding into a pandemic of forgetfulness, a collective midlife side-effect of living a life so fast-paced, we can’t possibly be expected to remember where we put the keys.
Memory is a fickle beast at the best of times, but it’s easy to think we’re sliding into a pandemic of forgetfulness, a collective midlife side-effect of living a life so fast-paced, we can’t possibly be expected to remember where we put the keys.
Cognitive load is what matters
(minds.md)
There are so many buzzwords and best practices out there, but let's focus on something more fundamental. What matters is the amount of confusion developers feel when going through the code.
There are so many buzzwords and best practices out there, but let's focus on something more fundamental. What matters is the amount of confusion developers feel when going through the code.
Attention as the management of electromagnetic field lines
(qualiacomputing.com)
Try to focus your attention on the exact center of your visual field right now. Notice how the seemingly straightforward task reveals systematic instabilities: wavering, drifting, and transforming in characteristic ways. These effects aren’t random noise; they suggest an underlying physical mechanism that shapes how attention behaves more broadly.
Try to focus your attention on the exact center of your visual field right now. Notice how the seemingly straightforward task reveals systematic instabilities: wavering, drifting, and transforming in characteristic ways. These effects aren’t random noise; they suggest an underlying physical mechanism that shapes how attention behaves more broadly.
Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness
(wikipedia.org)
Global workspace theory (GWT) is a framework for thinking about consciousness proposed by cognitive scientists Bernard Baars and Stan Franklin in the late 1980s.
Global workspace theory (GWT) is a framework for thinking about consciousness proposed by cognitive scientists Bernard Baars and Stan Franklin in the late 1980s.
Effects of Stress on Memory
(wikipedia.org)
The effects of stress on memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information.
The effects of stress on memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information.
How to get better at remembering
(psyche.co)
Frustrated by elusive names and misplaced phones? The science of memory reveals ways to improve your powers of recall
Frustrated by elusive names and misplaced phones? The science of memory reveals ways to improve your powers of recall
The number of exceptional people: Fewer than 85 per 1M across key traits
(sciencedirect.com)
Cognitive biases can lead to overestimating the expected prevalence of exceptional multi-talented candidates, leading to potential dissatisfaction in recruitment contexts.
Cognitive biases can lead to overestimating the expected prevalence of exceptional multi-talented candidates, leading to potential dissatisfaction in recruitment contexts.
Ticker Tape Synesthesia
(thesynesthesiatree.com)
"Ticker taping" consists of automatically visualising written words in the form of subtitles when hearing other people speak. It can also occur with one’s own speech and/or with internal dialogue, i.e. verbal thinking.
"Ticker taping" consists of automatically visualising written words in the form of subtitles when hearing other people speak. It can also occur with one’s own speech and/or with internal dialogue, i.e. verbal thinking.
Shfla: Shoegaze Hierarchical Fractal Language Architecture
(github.com/Tetraslam)
SHFLA (Shoegaze Hierarchical Fractal Language Architecture) is an interdisciplinary project that integrates Cognitive Musicology, Linguistics, Music Theory, and Computer Science.
SHFLA (Shoegaze Hierarchical Fractal Language Architecture) is an interdisciplinary project that integrates Cognitive Musicology, Linguistics, Music Theory, and Computer Science.