Caroline Williams
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June 2021
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“But research coming from the fields of evolutionary biology, physiology and neuroscience is all pointing to the fact that walking a lot, and running a little, made our species what it is today. If we don’t do it enough, we risk losing our mental and emotional edge.”
― Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free
― Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free
“French neuroscientist Stanislas Dehaene has found that the less accurate, “there or thereaboutsâ€� bits of math processing uses visual and spatial brain areas, whereas the exact stuff requires the same areas as language processing.2 So to some extent, being a words person and a numbers person are kind of the same thing.”
― My Plastic Brain: One Woman's Yearlong Journey to Discover If Science Can Improve Her Mind
― My Plastic Brain: One Woman's Yearlong Journey to Discover If Science Can Improve Her Mind
“When you get the urge to do a cartwheel in the supermarket, say something inappropriate in a meeting or run a red light, this is the part of the brain that jumps in and reminds you not to be so stupid. It’s a useful feature in all kinds of situations and saves us a lot of time and potential embarrassment, but the downside is that it does the same job for ideas, shutting down thoughts that are a bit out there but which might just work.”
― Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free
― Move: How the New Science of Body Movement Can Set Your Mind Free
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