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"Mental rotation" is a real, measurable cognitive ability — mentally rotating an object to figure out how it fits — and it's one of the specific skills 2018 research (Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience) tied to jigsaw puzzle proficiency. HexWord's entire core mechanic is rotating hex rings until the letters land right. Usually "this game trains your brain" is marketing fluff. Here it's just a description of the gameplay: hexword.mubergapps.com #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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'Mental rotation' is a real, measurable cognitive ability — rotating an object in your head to figure out how it fits — and it's one of the specific skills 2018 research (Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience) tied to jigsaw puzzle proficiency. HexWord's entire mechanic is rotating hex rings until the letters land right. Usually 'this game trains your brain' is marketing fluff. Here it's just a description of the gameplay. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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Mental rotation is a real, measurable cognitive ability, rotating an object in your head to figure out how it fits, and it's one of the specific skills a 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience tied to jigsaw puzzle proficiency. HexWord's entire mechanic is rotating hex rings until the letters land right, which is that same skill in practice. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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"Mental rotation" is a real, measurable cognitive ability — mentally rotating an object to figure out how it fits — and it's one of the specific skills 2018 research (Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience) tied to jigsaw puzzle proficiency. HexWord's entire core mechanic is rotating hex rings until the letters land right. Usually "this game trains your brain" is marketing fluff. Here it's just a description of the gameplay: hexword.mubergapps.com #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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Mental rotation is a real, measurable cognitive ability, rotating an object in your head to figure out how it fits, and it's one of the specific skills a 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience tied to jigsaw puzzle proficiency. HexWord's entire mechanic is rotating hex rings until the letters land right, which is that same skill in practice. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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'Mental rotation' is a real, measurable cognitive ability — rotating an object in your head to figure out how it fits — and it's one of the specific skills 2018 research (Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience) tied to jigsaw puzzle proficiency. HexWord's entire mechanic is rotating hex rings until the letters land right. Usually 'this game trains your brain' is marketing fluff. Here it's just a description of the gameplay. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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139,892 paintings examined across 193 museums. Violet was effectively invisible in human art for millennia — then exploded after 1863. The explanation involves evolving retinas and planetary light.
#ColorScience #Perception #Impressionism #CognitiveScience #ArtHistory
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139,892 paintings examined across 193 museums. Violet was effectively invisible in human art for millennia — then exploded after 1863. The explanation involves evolving retinas and planetary light.
#ColorScience #Perception #Impressionism #CognitiveScience #ArtHistory
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AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
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AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
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Applications are invited for a 36-month fixed-term Lecturer/Assistant Professor in #Philosophy and #CognitiveScience, starting 1 Jan 2027. Further details at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... (search for ‘philosophy’, job ref: 019928). Closing date: midday local time, 4 Sep 2026. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #CogSci
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Applications are invited for a 36-month fixed-term Lecturer/Assistant Professor in #Philosophy and #CognitiveScience, starting 1 Jan 2027. Further details at www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo... (search for ‘philosophy’, job ref: 019928). Closing date: midday local time, 4 Sep 2026. #PhilSky #PhilJobs #CogSci
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DATE: August 9, 2026 at 06:00AM
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NEW YORK TIMES PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGISTS FEEDTITLE: Therapy Needs Therapy. Neuroscience Can Help.
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/opinion/therapy-neuroscience-perception.html
The good news is that the neuroscience of perception can pave the way out.
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/opinion/therapy-neuroscience-perception.html
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #TherapyNeedsTherapy #Neuroscience #Perception #BrainHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #NeuroScience #CognitiveScience #Psychology #SelfCare #MentalWellness
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DATE: August 9, 2026 at 06:00AM
SOURCE:
NEW YORK TIMES PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGISTS FEEDTITLE: Therapy Needs Therapy. Neuroscience Can Help.
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/opinion/therapy-neuroscience-perception.html
The good news is that the neuroscience of perception can pave the way out.
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/opinion/therapy-neuroscience-perception.html
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #TherapyNeedsTherapy #Neuroscience #Perception #BrainHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #NeuroScience #CognitiveScience #Psychology #SelfCare #MentalWellness
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The Computational Theory of Mind (2015)
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computational-mind/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49149125
#HackerNews #ComputationalTheory #MindTheory #AI #Philosophy #CognitiveScience
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The Computational Theory of Mind (2015)
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computational-mind/
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49149125
#HackerNews #ComputationalTheory #MindTheory #AI #Philosophy #CognitiveScience
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⏳ Why Does Time Feel Faster as We Get Older? The Science Behind Time Perception
Why does time seem to speed up as we age? Discover the fascinating science behind time perception, memory, routine, and why childhood felt so much longer.https://curiositysphereblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/why-does-time-feel-faster-as-we-get-older/
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⏳ Why Does Time Feel Faster as We Get Older? The Science Behind Time Perception
Why does time seem to speed up as we age? Discover the fascinating science behind time perception, memory, routine, and why childhood felt so much longer.https://curiositysphereblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/why-does-time-feel-faster-as-we-get-older/
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DATE: July 31, 2026 at 01:20PM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: 101 Fun Facts About the Brain and Behavior, According to Science
Source: PsyPost
You are sniffing right now. On top of each ordinary breath, you take roughly 240 extra small inhalations an hour, sampling the air without any idea you're doing it. We know because people born without a sense of smell don't—and put a normal smeller in an odorless room, and the habit fades within the hour. That's one of 101 findings below, all from peer-reviewed research. And it's not even the strangest one.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #BrainFacts #BrainAndBehavior #ScienceFacts #Neuroscience #PsyPost #BehavioralScience #CognitiveScience #FunFacts #ScienceNews #BrainResearch
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DATE: July 31, 2026 at 01:20PM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: 101 Fun Facts About the Brain and Behavior, According to Science
Source: PsyPost
You are sniffing right now. On top of each ordinary breath, you take roughly 240 extra small inhalations an hour, sampling the air without any idea you're doing it. We know because people born without a sense of smell don't—and put a normal smeller in an odorless room, and the habit fades within the hour. That's one of 101 findings below, all from peer-reviewed research. And it's not even the strangest one.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #BrainFacts #BrainAndBehavior #ScienceFacts #Neuroscience #PsyPost #BehavioralScience #CognitiveScience #FunFacts #ScienceNews #BrainResearch
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Memory is the mind's system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information over time. It operates through sensory memory, short-term (working) memory, and long-term memory.
Read more about it here:(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory)
#Memory #Psychology #CognitiveScience #Neuroscience #Learning
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Memory is the mind's system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information over time. It operates through sensory memory, short-term (working) memory, and long-term memory.
Read more about it here:(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory)
#Memory #Psychology #CognitiveScience #Neuroscience #Learning
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Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
#philosophy #cognitivescience
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/platos-cave-and-the-stubborn-persistence-of-ignorance/ -
Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
#philosophy #cognitivescience
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We've spent decades debating whether intelligence is binary, measured by IQ, or better understood as multiple abilities.
I think all three views miss something fundamental.In my latest essay, I argue that intelligence is best understood as a property of information-processing architectures—the mechanisms, layers, memory systems, control processes, motivators, and learning systems that generate intelligent behaviour.
It's an architectural conception of intelligence, drawing on ideas from AI, cognitive science, and psychology.
I'd love to hear what you think.
https://luccogzest.substack.com/p/if-intelligence-isnt-binary-what
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We've spent decades debating whether intelligence is binary, measured by IQ, or better understood as multiple abilities.
I think all three views miss something fundamental.In my latest essay, I argue that intelligence is best understood as a property of information-processing architectures—the mechanisms, layers, memory systems, control processes, motivators, and learning systems that generate intelligent behaviour.
It's an architectural conception of intelligence, drawing on ideas from AI, cognitive science, and psychology.
I'd love to hear what you think.
https://luccogzest.substack.com/p/if-intelligence-isnt-binary-what
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Robson and Currie have revised their sobering SEP-entry on Aesthetics and Cognitive Science, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-cogsci/
#aesthetics #cognitiveScience #philosophy #estetiikka #kauneus #beauty #psykologia #psychology #filosofia #concepts #linguistics #neuroscience #neurotiede #emotion #authentic #empathy #imagination #perception #havainto #evolution #empathy #sep
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Robson and Currie have revised their sobering SEP-entry on Aesthetics and Cognitive Science, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetics-cogsci/
#aesthetics #cognitiveScience #philosophy #estetiikka #kauneus #beauty #psykologia #psychology #filosofia #concepts #linguistics #neuroscience #neurotiede #emotion #authentic #empathy #imagination #perception #havainto #evolution #empathy #sep
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Do bees have inner lives? New study suggests it’s a possibility
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust
https://www.patreon.com/discoverflux/posts/do-bees-have-new-164021268
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Do bees have inner lives? New study suggests it’s a possibility
Research shows that bees seem to manifest internal states of pleasure and disgust
https://www.patreon.com/discoverflux/posts/do-bees-have-new-164021268
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A concise and incomplete heuristic memory model.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/07/16/a-heuristic-model-of-memory/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social#blog #process #philosophy #memory #psychology #cognitivescience #model
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A concise and incomplete heuristic memory model.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/07/16/a-heuristic-model-of-memory/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social#blog #process #philosophy #memory #psychology #cognitivescience #model
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What can we learn about conference design from the Mars Rover and cognitive science? Create events that feed curiosity!
#EventDesign #curiosity #CognitiveScience #events #eventprofs
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What can we learn about conference design from the Mars Rover and cognitive science? Create events that feed curiosity!
#EventDesign #curiosity #CognitiveScience #events #eventprofs
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word game one. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning and processing speed. HexWord's core move, rotating hex rings until everything locks, is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily?ref=md0714 #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word game one. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning and processing speed. HexWord's core move, rotating hex rings until everything locks, is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word game one. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning and processing speed. HexWord's core move, rotating hex rings until everything locks, is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily?ref=md0714 #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word game one. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning and processing speed. HexWord's core move, rotating hex rings until everything locks, is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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Updated my Experiment Design Checklist (fixed some links)
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Updated my Experiment Design Checklist (fixed some links)
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word-game one: a 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning, and processing speed. HexWord's core move — rotating hex rings until everything locks — is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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Most "puzzles are good for your brain" posts cite crosswords. Less discussed: a 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning, and processing speed — multiple cognitive domains at once. HexWord's core move is literally rotating hex rings to solve words. Not a stretch, just a fit: hexword.mubergapps.com #Puzzles #CognitiveScience
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word game one. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning and processing speed. HexWord's core move, rotating hex rings until everything locks, is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word-game one: a 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning, and processing speed. HexWord's core move — rotating hex rings until everything locks — is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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The research actually backs the spatial framing, not the word game one. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning and processing speed. HexWord's core move, rotating hex rings until everything locks, is a mental rotation task. The letters are just how you check your work. hexword.mubergapps.com/daily #CognitiveScience #Puzzles
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Most "puzzles are good for your brain" posts cite crosswords. Less discussed: a 2018 study in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience found jigsaw puzzle proficiency correlates with perception, mental rotation, working memory, reasoning, and processing speed — multiple cognitive domains at once. HexWord's core move is literally rotating hex rings to solve words. Not a stretch, just a fit: hexword.mubergapps.com #Puzzles #CognitiveScience
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Neuroscientists have identified a specific neural circuit within the brainstem that functions as an internal ruler. This circuit allows the brain to map the exact distance of objects within the immediate physical space surrounding the body.
#Neurobiology #SensoryNeuroscience #CognitiveScience #sflorg
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Neuroscientists have identified a specific neural circuit within the brainstem that functions as an internal ruler. This circuit allows the brain to map the exact distance of objects within the immediate physical space surrounding the body.
#Neurobiology #SensoryNeuroscience #CognitiveScience #sflorg
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All new in SEP, Philosophy of Psychotherapy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/psychotherapy/
#terapia #psykoterapia #psychotherapy #filosofia #philosophy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #therapy #psychology #harm #epistemicInjustice #biomedicine #cognitiveScience #disability #self #medicine #psykiatria #psychiatry #mentalDisorder #mieli #mielenhäiriö #tieteenfilosofia #philosophyOfScience #sep
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All new in SEP, Philosophy of Psychotherapy, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/psychotherapy/
#terapia #psykoterapia #psychotherapy #filosofia #philosophy #mentalhealth #wellbeing #therapy #psychology #harm #epistemicInjustice #biomedicine #cognitiveScience #disability #self #medicine #psykiatria #psychiatry #mentalDisorder #mieli #mielenhäiriö #tieteenfilosofia #philosophyOfScience #sep
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The condition that causes people to get lost in their own home
#Health #Neuroscience #Psychology #Brain #GPS #CognitiveScience #MentalHealth #Navigation #Tech #MedicalResearch #LeidenUniversity #Neurology #SpatialMemory #DisabilityAwareness #Wellbeing
https://the-14.com/the-condition-that-causes-people-to-get-lost-in-their-own-home/ -
The condition that causes people to get lost in their own home
#Health #Neuroscience #Psychology #Brain #GPS #CognitiveScience #MentalHealth #Navigation #Tech #MedicalResearch #LeidenUniversity #Neurology #SpatialMemory #DisabilityAwareness #Wellbeing
https://the-14.com/the-condition-that-causes-people-to-get-lost-in-their-own-home/
