Khan Academy Childhood amnesia Childhood amnesia, also called infantile amnesia, is the inability of adults to retrieve episodic memories before the age of 2–4 years, as well as the period before age 10 of which adults retain fewer memories than might otherwise be expected given the passage of time.[1] For the first 1–2 years of life, brain structures such as the limbic system, which holds the hippocampus and the amygdala and is involved in memory storage,[2] are not yet fully developed.[3] Research has demonstrated that children can remember events from before the age of 3–4 years, but that these memories decline as children get older.[4][5] Changes in encoding, storage and retrieval of memories during early childhood are all important when considering childhood amnesia.[10] Research shows differences between gender and culture, which is implicated in the development of language. Childhood amnesia is particularly important to consider in regard to false memories and the development of the brain in early years.
Personal data mining to improve your cognitive toolkit David Rowan Editor of Wired magazine Every year, John Brockman of the Edge Foundation poses a question to the Edge community of scientists, public intellectuals, writers and thinkers who make up what he calls "the third culture". This year, Brockman asked: "What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?" On Saturday Brockman published this year's submissions, more than 150 answers from the likes of Craig Venter, Brian Eno and Steven Pinker (mostly men, it has to be said, with contributors such as Alison Gopnik and Lisa Randall making up a small female minority). So what concepts did the contributors suggest that we need? - "Cognitive load", from Nicholas Carr (author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains): a limitation in how much information entering our consciousness we can process at any instant; There are plenty more worth your time exploring.
Table of Contents / All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. -1. For Starters 0. 0.1 For the Start of the Journey 0.2 For During the Journey 1. 1. 1 Immersion Environment 1.2 SRS: Spaced Repetition System 2. 3. Remembering the Kana 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 8.1 Website Recommendations 8.2 Book Recommendations Books 8.3 Other Recommendations (Movies, Podcasts, Books, etc.) 9. 10. 11. Like I said, I didn’t just come up with this all by myself, out of the blue. Simple animation to explain complex principles 1, aircraft radial engine 2, oval Regulation 3, sewing machines 4, Malta Cross movement - second hand movement used to control the clock 5, auto change file mechanism 6, auto constant velocity universal joint 6.gif 7, gun ammunition loading system 8 rotary engine - an internal combustion engine, the heat rather than the piston movement into rotary movement # Via World Of Technology. 1, inline engine - it's cylinders lined up side by side 2, V-type engine - cylinder arranged at an angle of two plane 3, boxer engine - cylinder engine arranged in two planes relative
20 Life Lessons I Learned in My 20’s post written by: Marc Chernoff Email With an impending 28th birthday on my mind, I spent some quiet time this evening reflecting on my recent past. And I’ve come to realize that my 20’s taught me a lot about life. So, I figured I’d share a few lessons I’ve learned along the way. If you’re smiling right now, you’re doing something right.It’s not so much what you say that counts, it’ how you make people feel.The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because you’re scared to make a mistake.No matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. And I leave you with this question: How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? Photo by: Nattu If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...
Nootropic Nootropics (/noʊ.əˈtrɒpɨks/ noh-ə-TROP-iks), also referred to as smart drugs, memory enhancers, neuro enhancers, cognitive enhancers, and intelligence enhancers, are drugs, supplements, nutraceuticals, and functional foods that improve one or more aspects of mental function, such as working memory, motivation, and attention.[1][2] The word nootropic was coined in 1972 by the Romanian Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea,[3][4] derived from the Greek words νους nous, or "mind", and τρέπειν trepein meaning to bend or turn.[5] Availability and prevalence[edit] At present, there are only a few drugs which have been shown to improve some aspect of cognition in medical reviews. These drugs are purportedly used primarily to treat cognitive or motor function difficulties attributable to such disorders as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and ADHD. Academic use[edit] Several factors positively and negatively influence the use of drugs to increase cognitive performance. Drugs[edit]
Exercise Accessories Help You Measure Up | Product Reviews Can a smartphone help you train better? Maybe — if you’re the kind of person who gets obsessed over logging every workout, tracking your pace and counting how many miles per week you’ve averaged. And if you’re that kind of person, there’s a host of apps and gadgets that can feed your mania for recording progress. I spent months with two apps — RunKeeper and MapMyRun — getting a taste of the quantified fitness lifestyle. While they may not be making me a better runner, I am far more aware of how much (or little) I’m actually exercising, and that alone is a strong impetus to work out more and to do it better. The apps show how a smartphone can turn into a collection point for an array of health and fitness data, including speed, distance, elevation, heart rate and other workout metrics such as calories and cadence (the measurement of steps or pedal strokes per minute). Both MapMyRun and RunKeeper work similarly. Photo by Jim Merithew
Lazy Kanji Cards: A New (?) SRS Card Format “fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better” | The Fun Theory Dot Com I have previously written about SRS card formatting for learning kanji. Recently, however, I have had a bit of a new epiphany on the subject. Many of you know this already, but for those who don’t, I’ll make something clear right here: there is never an end to learning a language, but there is an end to sucking at it and not being functional in it. So, it should come as no surprise to you that I continue to learn new kanji. Right. I say these ASM -sounding things a lot, but there’s just one problem: I’m pathologically lazy. Everything that matters to you needs to become a game . Because fun gets done . As the late Jim Rohn so eloquently put it, success is easy: the things one needs to do to succeed are easy. Besides, do you want to go your whole life in a near-permanent state of struggle and boredom punctuated only by some form of socially-approved (legal) drug-induced stupor? 膂 Why this format?
The Oatmeal - Comics, Quizzes, and Stories 5 Questions You Need to Ask (To Avoid Ruining Your Life) Somewhere, right now, some guy is sleeping under a bridge, or laying next to a dead hooker, or sitting in jail, wondering, "How the fuck did it come to this?" The short answer is that when things are bad, you don't know they're bad. Humans are magical creatures who can completely disregard a raging fire, and then act confused at the sight of ashes. Trust me, I know. So, if you are stopping to ask yourself one of the below questions -- all of which people have asked me at one point or another -- that's great. You've gotten further than a lot of people, just by asking. #5. This may be the single biggest "forest for the trees" question you'll ever encounter in life. Photos.comIt's the "how to" murder articles you have to watch out for. Fortunately, as one of America's foremost relationship experts, I've developed a sure-fire way to find out. The Method: It's very simple: Take a close look at the person you're in a relationship with. Photos.com #4. I can hear it now: "A 'shitty' job? #3.
Hack Your Memory with the Pythagoras Memory Technique Memory is our ability to store, retain and recall pieces of information that we’ve learned. The strength of our memory is the foundation of our intellect and our intelligence. Imagine if you could remember 50% more of what you learn or could recall twice as many of the names or facts that you hear. By improving your memory you improve the rate at which you’re able to learn and retain information. I place an extremely high value on memory. In my memory improvement quest, I stumbled across one of the most powerful techniques out there. I normally wouldn’t tell my readers about something I’ve been using for such a short amount of time, but since my results from using the technique have been so incredible, I feel I have to. Not only has the technique dramatically improved my overall memory, it has increased my memory recall/retrieval speed, has helped me sleep better and has even subconsciously made me more present in everyday life. Pythagoras of Samos So why does his name sound so familiar?
Little Busters! Dada la buena acogida que tuvo la entrada de Ryoko Asakura hace un par de días (¡muchas gracias si escribiste un comentario!), hoy vuelvo con más figuras que enseñarte. ¿Conoces la novela visual Little Busters!? Las novelas visuales (bijuaru noberu) son un producto que apenas se vende solo en Japón y que es algo así como la mezcla de un manga y un videojuego. Buscando en internet encontré una versión demo traducida al inglés de Little Busters!