Cognitive Science
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"Perception, Cognition and Action (PCA) are topics at the heart of research at the School of Psychology at Birmingham, as they have been at the heart of the cognitive revolution...
Priming: Exposure to a stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, often without conscious guidance or intention. Thoughts, perceptions, and actions can be subtly di...
Hofstadter side-quests: AMBIGRAMS. He loves ambigrams; clever writing which reads the same flipped & upside down https://t.co/FZQECIPPZu
Daniel Dennett passed away today at the age of 82. He was widely read and fiercely debated, leaving a significant impact on the fields of philosophy, cognitive science, and the st...
A "cognitive bias" is a systematic error in thinking that ruins decision-making. 7 most powerful cognitive biases I've found: https://t.co/wNYIXTRBd1
A "cognitive bias" is a systematic error in your thinking that ruins decision-making. The 7 most powerful cognitive biases I've found: https://t.co/k4Z22BkwXc
A "cognitive bias" is a systematic error in thinking that ruins decision-making. 12 dangerous cognitive biases I’ve found: https://t.co/OegNciaXBr
Human perception and attention has significant limitations A. Always pay attention to what you're missing in science and in nature when you’re ill. It will give you clues to tre...
Your subconscious mind can solve problems while you sleep: Your mind keeps processing information and make connections even when you are not consciously aware of it. This is bec...
1. Read text more than you watch videos 2. Check the meaning of EVERY new word--don't assume its meaning from the context you saw it being used 3. Document your thoughts and refi...
HOW TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING. (According to Science) https://t.co/gIGMklcoWm
Let's Talk Psychology: The Rosy Retrospection Effect (Why We Remember the Past as Better Than It Was). The Rosy Retrospection Effect, also known as "rosy-coloured glasses," is a c...
When approaching a new and complex concept, it can feel like staring into a dark forest: No matter how hard you look, you can't find the trail. What's a learner to do? 🌳🌳🌳 1/n
🧵 Eskimo/Inuit advantage in visual memory & perceptual cognition being mostly genetic in origin: some lines of evidence Inuit children outperformed whites in visual memory compara...
A New MEGATHREAD Has Arrived! In 40 short tweets I’ll explain 40 concepts to expand your mind. Thread:
In the last 6 months, I've been obsessed with metacognition ~ aka learning how to learn After 132+ hours of practicing and getting experts feedback I found 7 simple principles +...
The majority of human beings cannot fully comprehend a statement that has a conditional as a key part of its meaning. This sounds incredible to those who can, but I'm pretty sure...
The Spotlight Effect (a visual thread) https://t.co/c9bAnxsShR
What weird idea do you think is true? Here's mine: Cognitive biases are hidden superpowers. The 10 best examples: https://t.co/Eoqe7xkWk6
10 main💡 of "thinking fast and slow" by Daniel kahneman 💫 Thread https://t.co/Ee9ol1CXnZ
@QHibali @togelius @rgblong Saved! Here's the compiled thread: https://t.co/eWyuYUk4sf 🪄 AI-generated summary: "Rob Long and Ida Momennejad discussed the usefulness of cognitive...
@_davidhansard I don’t believe in this case their ends are good at all. (And of course not their means either.) But for me it’s nearly a tautology to say that they have good inten...
Saying "my brain" is not correct, because it is most likely not our brain, but our own. Special studies were conducted in which a person placed in a tomograph was given simple log...
We learn to think as we learn to move And the distinction between “thinking” and “moving” is probably a lot less clear than is commonly understood. Is it too biology-centric to c...
