The Thinking Brain - Part 1 - The Senses
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The Thinking Brain - Part 1 - The Senses

The thinking brain (Cerebral Cortex) can be divided into sensory, motor and association areas. The sensory area is responsible for our vision, hearing and feeling. The occipital lobe is largely responsible for our vision, our temporal lobes are largely responsible for hearing and the parietal lobe helps us know where our body is in space and feel what is around us.

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Your Many Brains - A look at the different parts of your brain

Your Many Brains - A look at the different parts of your brain

Over the next weeks at Science Saturday we are going to start looking at the nervous system and the brain. Over the last few weeks we have spoken about how meditation and exercise affect our brains and nervous system but we haven’t really look at them in any detail. These next articles will look at neuroanatomy (the part of the nervous system) in greater detail while still keeping it practical.

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The Nervous System - A Quick Guide

The Nervous System - A Quick Guide

Over the next weeks at Science Saturday we are going to start looking at the nervous system and the brain. Over the last few weeks we have spoken about how meditation and exercise affect our brains and nervous system but we haven’t really look at them in any detail. These next articles will look at neuroanatomy (the part of the nervous system) in greater detail while still keeping it practical.

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Fire trucks cause Fires - Correlation vs Causation

Fire trucks cause Fires - Correlation vs Causation

This week we will be looking at correlation vs causation. Health journalists often seem to get these confused. If a study found a correlation between eating biscuits and cancer, headlines will often read something like, “Biscuits cause Cancer!”. What is the difference between correlation and causation? Read more to find out.

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Delayed Gratification: One marshmallow now or TWO LATER.

Delayed Gratification: One marshmallow now or TWO LATER.

Delayed gratification is the tendency to give up an immediate reward in order to pursue a long-term reward. It seems to be linked with many benefits and research is starting to suggest that we can actually improve out ability to do it. How well do you exhibit self-control and delayed gratification? Would you eat the marshmallow straight away or wait to get two?

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