by Franklin Wordsmith | Apr 2, 2019 | Neuroscience
Bias is defined as a prejudice in favor of — or against — a thing, person or group.The tough thing about unconscious bias is that we don’t know we’re doing it. And it’s often counter to our conscious beliefs.This bias happens because our...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 26, 2019 | Neuroscience
As a neuroscience nerd, I like to pour through research, find new information on how the brain works, and figure out practical ways to use it.This week’s tip comes from studies done by Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.All these years, we thought...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Mar 12, 2019 | Neuroscience
Why can communication between men and women seem so difficult? A lot of this has to do with the differences in our brains. Here’s one example.Connection Versus FocusThe corpus collosum is a band of nerve fibers that connects your right and left brains. This is 25-40%...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Feb 5, 2019 | Neuroscience
I remember the first time I saw a video of myself speaking. My eyes were closed a lot (I’m a listener, so thinking makes me automatically shut my eyes). And my head was often tilted back.I thought the second issue was related to posture, so I went to a...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 15, 2019 | Neuroscience
We all went to school with a kid like Neil.He was the one whose mind was always wandering in our third grade classroom. Much to the chagrin of our teacher, Sister Mary Rafael.One afternoon, she asked Neil a question in the middle of his personal reverie. After getting...
by Franklin Wordsmith | Dec 18, 2018 | Neuroscience
You know that uncomfortable feeling. Maybe it’s an unhappy client who is going to contest an invoice.Or a board member who believes your operation is falling short and wants to shake things up. Or an employee who thinks she should have been promoted, and wasn’t.You’re...
