Ever Wonder How We Know Things For Sure? Let’s Unlock Deductive Reasoning!
From General Rules to Specific Truths: The Basics! Hey everyone! So, have you ever played a game where if X is true, then Y...
Ever Wonder How Your Brain Juggles All Those Thoughts? Let’s Talk Cognitive Tasks!
Unpacking the Brain’s To-Do List: Defining Cognitive Tasks So, what’s a “cognitive task”? In simple terms, it’s any mental activity your brain performs –...
Ever Wonder How Your Brain Instantly Knows a Word When It Sees One?
The Basics: How Does It Work? Imagine you’re sitting in front of a screen, and letters flash before your eyes. Your job? To quickly...
Ever Wonder How Rewards and Punishments Actually Shape Our Brains?
Skinner’s Box and the ABCs of Behavior So, you’ve probably heard of B.F. Skinner, right? He’s like, the OG of operant conditioning! Basically, he...
Is Language Hardwired? Unpacking Universal Grammar!
The Idea of an Innate Language Blueprint Okay, so picture this: Universal Grammar (UG) is basically the idea that all of us humans are...
Ever Wonder Why You Forget That Name Seconds After Hearing It?
The Brain’s Scratchpad: A Quick Look at STM So, you know how sometimes you hear a phone number, and if you don’t dial it...
Ever Missed Something Obvious? Let’s Talk Change Blindness!
When Your Eyes See, But Your Brain Doesn’t Notice Hey, so imagine you’re totally focused on something, right? Like, you’re trying to find your...
Totally Spaced Out? Unpacking the Mystery of Amnesia!
Anterograde Amnesia: When You Can’t Make New Memories Imagine living in a world where every new moment just… vanishes. That’s pretty much what anterograde...
Ever Learned Something Without Even Trying? Let’s Talk Latent Learning!
The ‘Aha!’ Moment You Didn’t Know Was Coming So, imagine you’re just chilling, walking through a new neighborhood with no particular destination in mind....
Ever Wonder How Your Brain Connects Ideas So Fast? It’s Pure Magic (and Science)!
The Basics: How Our Brains Get Ready for the Next Idea Okay, so imagine you hear the word “doctor.” What’s the first thing that...