Alice and Your Brain
Alice and Your Brain
Great find from Anfernee Tan
children who play pretend and practice “believing the impossible” tend to develop more advanced cognition. They are better at understanding hypothetical thinking, for instance, and they tend to develop a more advanced “theory of mind”, giving them more astute understanding of other people’s motives and intentions.
#brain #neuroscience #aliceinwonderland
Originally shared by Anfernee Tan
Five things Alice in Wonderland reveals about the brain
Lewis Carroll’s popular tales contain some hidden truths about the human brain that are still inspiring neuroscientists to this day. Let's take a leap down the rabbit hole.
It's gonna be fun!
#aliceinwonderland #didyouknow
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150225-secrets-of-alice-in-wonderland
Great find from Anfernee Tan
children who play pretend and practice “believing the impossible” tend to develop more advanced cognition. They are better at understanding hypothetical thinking, for instance, and they tend to develop a more advanced “theory of mind”, giving them more astute understanding of other people’s motives and intentions.
#brain #neuroscience #aliceinwonderland
Originally shared by Anfernee Tan
Five things Alice in Wonderland reveals about the brain
Lewis Carroll’s popular tales contain some hidden truths about the human brain that are still inspiring neuroscientists to this day. Let's take a leap down the rabbit hole.
It's gonna be fun!
#aliceinwonderland #didyouknow
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150225-secrets-of-alice-in-wonderland
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