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Speak With Kindness: How Your Words Literally Restructure Your Brain

Speak With Kindness: How Your Words Literally Restructure Your Brain | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

When we use words filled with positivity, like “love” and “peace”, we can alter how our brain functions by increasing cognitive reasoning and strengthening areas in our frontal lobes. Using positive words more often than negative ones can kick-start the motivational centers of the brain, propelling them into action.

 

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The Unlikely Network at the Core of Your Brain's Internet - Wired

The Unlikely Network at the Core of Your Brain's Internet - Wired | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

To successfully send a text message, your brain has to compose the wording and coordinate the deft tapping of your thumbs while checking for typos. Solving a simple algebra problem involves the visual cortex — to process the symbols — and the parts of the brain used for computation and short-term memory. And driving, best performed without texting, requires a combination of visual, tactile and spatial data. How do different areas of the brain communicate and coordinate their efforts to complete these tasks? Neuroscientists have long struggled to understand the brain’s ability to synthesize a dog’s breakfast of sensory inputs and cognitive processes.

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