We Only Use 10% of Our Brain Myth
The average human uses 100% of the brain on a daily basis, and there is no “silent areas” of a normal healthy human brain.
Memory
Memory is the process by which information is sensed, encoded, stored, connected, and retrieved. Memory refers primarily to data stored in the human brain, but broadly refers to any organic, inorganic, or theoretical system that can store and recall data.
Factoids tagged with "Memory"
Memories are Stored in a Single Part of the Brain Myth
Memories aren’t stored in a single part of the brain. Memories are stored in neurons located in different parts of the brain, recalled using other parts, and connected to even more parts via synaptic pathways.
Mirror Neurons Fire When Observing and Preforming an Action Fact
Mirror neurons are neurons that “fire” when observing an action and when performing an action, this allows for learning through imitation (“mirroring”).
There are Only 5 Senses Myth
Humans have more than 5 senses; we have 5 traditional senses, but over 20 senses in total with non-traditional senses counted. Other organisms have a variety of senses too.
10,000 Hours of Practice Makes Perfect Myth
The “10,000 hours theory”, that it takes roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become an “outlier”, is a useful concept, but not an exact rule.
You are Always Looking at Your Nose Fact
Your nose is in your field of vision, so you are always looking at your nose. Luckily, our brains filter out sensory information we don’t need.
Cognitive AI is a Computer Program That Can Think and Learn Fact
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a computer program that can think, learn, and generally mimic human cognition.
There are Different Types of Memory Fact
There are three basic types of memory: sensory memory (what we perceive), short-term memory (what we think about), and long-term memory (what we know).
Sleeping on a Problem Helps You Solve it Fact
Sleeping on a problem works. Studies show a positive correlation between sleep and cognitive function. Contemplating a problem and then “sleeping on it” can result in better problem solving
People Can be Truly Unbiased Myth
People can’t be truly unbiased; we are hardwired with bias and create bias constantly as part of the natural neurological process of learning.
Our Brains Can Process More than Language Can Express Fact
The speed and complexity of our thoughts exceed our abilities of language and communication, specifically our ability to convey complex ideas.
We Learn Best by Being Taught Myth
The best way to learn isn’t “being taught”, its mixing self-directed learning with the roles of student, peer, and teacher in different social settings.
Humans Can Have With New Ideas Without Input Myth
Humans can’t have new ideas without prior sensory input. We copy, transform, and combine old ideas to create new ones.
Humans Have About 86 Billion Neurons Fact
Studies show the average human has about 86 billion neurons and roughly as many glial cells, however the exact number of neurons and glial cells remains unknown.
The Average Human Has an Accurate Memory Myth
The average human has a limited short-term memory and a fairly inaccurate long-term memory. This is due to the way we process, encode, and recall memories.
People Can Multitask Effectively Myth
People can’t multitask effectively. Giving simultaneous attention to tasks, or alternating and dividing attention between tasks, reduces the performance of at least one task.
Thoughts Can Create Reality Myth
Our thoughts can shape our inner reality and outward perceptions of things (neuroplasticity), but to affect or create a reality outside ourselves, we must interact with the world and communicate our thoughts.
Blog Posts tagged with "Memory"
Understanding Explicit Bias and Implicit Bias
Explicit bias is conscious bias, implicit bias is subconscious bias. Everyone has natural implicit and explicit bias, it’s part of being human and what shapes our actions and attitudes.
Hardwired Versus Softwired (Brain)
In pop-science, in reference to the brain, you’ll hear the terms “hardwired” and “softwired”, hardwired means genetically programed and softwired means learned.