#ericdolan — Public Fediverse posts

Neuroscientists identify brain network critical for creative idea generation

https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-identify-brain-network-critical-for-creative-idea-generation/

"A recent study led by researchers from the University of Utah Health and Baylor College of Medicine ... revealing that the brain’s Default Mode Network (DMN) plays a critical and causal role in generating creative ideas." -- #EricDolan

#theMind #creativity #memory

Breathing helps to synchronize neural activity in cognitive areas of the waking brain, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/2023/06/breathing-helps-to-synchronize-neural-activity-in-cognitive-areas-of-the-waking-brain-study-finds-165839

"... a part of the brain called the entorhinal cortex, which receives input from the olfactory (smell) system, might be involved in generating the breathing-related signals." -- #EricDolan

#theMind #theBody