A difficult subject to talk about, but this serves as a pointer towards it. Consciousness is a mysterious thing. But the scientific mind has struggled to understand it. Only in meditation can we understand it. Enchanted Valley Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Att
In 1980, Benjamin Libet wanted to find out whether our brains were preparing for movement before we were aware of it. He set up an experiment to monitor brain activity and found that our brain becomes active 500 milliseconds before the conscious decision to move. What does this say about free will?
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What if there was a way to control your dreams? Let's discuss lucid dreaming! Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Follow Life Noggin! Facebook: https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifenoggin/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifenoggin Official We
Mr. Bergmann prefers to sit at his computer and play Minecraft. We got him out of his gaming chair and into our mouth-opening studio. Here he meets Felix, who fell ill with blood cancer at the age of 16. Mr. Bergmann and his videos have already accompanied Felix during his time in the hospital. Will
How does the subconscious control quite a lot of your behavior without you even knowing? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifeNoggin Life Noggin is a weekly animated educational series. Whether it's science, pop culture, history or art, we explore it all and have a ton of fun doin
When a person smokes cannabis, one of the plant's chemicals, THC, passes from the lungs into the bloodstream and then into the brain. If the brain is exposed to a large amount of THC but is still immature, the part responsible for controlling emotions can never reach its full potential. This can hav
What is 'innate behaviour'? Where does it feature in the environment? And how does it compare to 'learned behaviour? Innate behaviour is instinctive; it is determined by our nervous system and does not involve conscious decision. It is often inflexible, such as a reflex response to a stimulus. We
Guilt is defined as a “feeling of deserving blame, anger, or shame, often evoked when we consciously hurt others with our words, choices, or actions”. Have you ever felt guilty or ashamed about something but didn’t understand why? While it’s certainly important for us to acknowledge when we’ve done
What is toxic positivity? What are the harms of a toxic positivity culture? Who imposes toxic positivity? Have you ever got advice like "It's nothing, don't worry" or "everything will be okay" or "relax." Toxic positivity devalues a person's problems, imposes unreasonable optimism, and is very not e
There are 4 widely researched parenting styles: authoritative, permissive, authoritarian, and neglectful. The styles range from controlling to unpretentious, from cold and unresponsive to loving and receptive. In recent years, overly involved parents, who are present in every aspect of their child's
Children who are physically, cognitively, or emotionally neglected often suffer from anxiety. As a result, her body produces stress hormones. When this happens frequently, these hormones become toxic to the developing brain, which can later suppress emotional and cognitive well-being for a lifetime.
