Our thoughts and inner mental life is encoded not in the electrical firing of individual brain cells or neurons, but in patterns of electrical activity in networks (or circuits) of neurons. There are many...
In a study just out, researchers at the University of California San Diego tested whether “incubating” a problem allowed a flash of insight, and found it did when people entered a type of sleep...
Various studies have looked at the relationship between creativity and intelligence. Fluid intelligence is defined as the ability to problem solve in novel situations, and creativity involves novelty, so there is a link, and it’s...
Four things are important for optimal brain function and IQ: a stimulating environment involving novelty, requiring continual learning brain nutrition (e.g. Omega 3, B6, B12, Zinc, Epicathechin, Folic Acid) and avoiding sugar and bad...