by Franklin Wordsmith | May 24, 2018 | Neuroscience
I held a garage sale last weekend. All sorts of people wandered through.After observing how they looked, spoke and handled objects, I started forming opinions and making judgments:The man who offered me $2 for a $5 electric hedge trimmer The woman who complimented...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 19, 2018 | Neuroscience
I’ve had the flu for almost a week, with a buzzy and stuffy head.When I picked up my office phone this morning, there was no dial tone, and the static made me feel as if I was in the center of a bowl of Rice Crispies.It had snowed overnight and there was only a...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 27, 2018 | Neuroscience
I used to think my memory was great — until I took a closer look at what was going on inside my brain. The result was one of those quantum physics moments: where I start questioning how much of ANYTHING I really know …The traditional view of memory was...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 6, 2018 | Culture, Neuroscience
Maybe you’ve seen this graphic. It’s how we receive information when we’re with someone else.It confirms the idea that if you want to build rapport and create connection, body language is the most effective tool.We all wander around feeling...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 20, 2018 | Culture, Neuroscience
It’s one of my favorite phrases: amygdala hijack. That’s when a part of your brain believes that you’re under too much stress, so it shuts down two thirds of your brain: your emotional and your human brain. All you have left is fight, flight or...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 6, 2018 | Neuroscience
Has this happened to you? You’re at a new business meeting. A party. A conference. You introduce yourself and strike up a conversation. One minute later, you can’t remember the person’s name. You HOPE someone who knows this man will...
