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Coaching is a very powerful way of gaining insights and changing behaviors, increasingly based on psychology and neuroscience. Articles in this section will help you to understand and change (if necessary) your behaviors.
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Stories that force us to think about our deepest values activate a region of the brain once thought to be its autopilot

Stories that force us to think about our deepest values activate a region of the brain once thought to be its autopilot | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Everyone has at least a few non-negotiable values. These are the things that, no matter what the circumstance, you'd never compromise for any reason - such as "I'd never hurt a child," or "I'm against the death penalty."
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The Brain: Why Athletes Are Geniuses | DiscoverMagazine.com

The Brain: Why Athletes Are Geniuses | DiscoverMagazine.com | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Neuroscientists have found several ways in which the brains of top-notch athletes seem to function better than those of regular folks.
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Physical Activity Leaves Brain More Open to Change

Physical Activity Leaves Brain More Open to Change | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Exercise may enhance brain plasticity, a new study reports.
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Why Sleep? Why Dream?

Why Sleep? Why Dream? | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
When you sleep, where does your consciousness go?
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How Does Poverty Affect the Brain?

How Does Poverty Affect the Brain? | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Can neuroscience provide unique insights to help struggling children growing up in lower income families?
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Researchers identify previously unknown human-specific attention network in the brain.

Researchers identify previously unknown human-specific attention network in the brain. | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Researchers at Columbia University and Washington University have found that key parts of the human brain network that give a person the power to control and redirect their attention, a core cognit...
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Neuroplasticity: You Can Teach An Old Brain New Tricks | Big Think

Neuroplasticity: You Can Teach An Old Brain New Tricks | Big Think | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Brain imaging studies show that every time we learn a new task, we're changing our brain by expanding our neural network.
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Your brain is more capable than you think, so train it

emma's curator insight, July 25, 2015 12:22 AM

Think about it...

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Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling

Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Studying the neuroscience of compelling communication.
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Brain likes storytelling

Susan Donnelly's curator insight, August 20, 2017 11:23 PM

Brain likes storytelling

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8 Fascinating Things We Learned About The Mind In 2015

8 Fascinating Things We Learned About The Mind In 2015 | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
Memory erasing is just the beginning.
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Brains work via their genes just as much as their neurons

Brains work via their genes just as much as their neurons | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
It's time for neurons to share the glory. Gene activity isn't just a background utility of the brain, but an integral part of its operation.
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What happens in your brain when you make a memory?

What happens in your brain when you make a memory? | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
You might imagine memory is a Santa’s sack of life events and the first half of jokes. You would be wrong. Neuroscientist Dean Burnett explains all in our new series, Use your head
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The Male and Female Brain Are More Similar Than Once Assumed

The Male and Female Brain Are More Similar Than Once Assumed | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
New study debunks widely-held belief that hippocampus size varies by gender.
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The Goldilocks of the Brain (Your Pre-Frontal Cortex)

The Goldilocks of the Brain (Your Pre-Frontal Cortex) | Coaching & Neuroscience | Scoop.it
“This bed is too hard, and that bed is too soft, but the little bed is JUST RIGHT,” said Goldilocks, as she lay down and fell asleep. But then the bears came in…. A Quick Intro to the Pre-Frontal C...
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The "just right" level of stress is being active and interested. We need it to perform at our best.

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▶ How to Make Better Decisions BBC Documentary - YouTube

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Watch it, if you think that making decisions is a skill and can be learned...

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