Brain Matters Newsletter - Vol. 1, No. 26 - December 18, 2015

What do Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Leprechauns, Unicorns and my "lucky" putter all have in common? They are all examples of "magical thinking." You might think that belief in magical things would fade away in today's modern age, reserved only for children and "primitive" tribes. But this simply isn't true. Learn More
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Session: "Leaving Breadcrumbs for Learning: The Neuroscience of Graphic Organizers"
In this session you will learn about the graphic organizer, a design technique that helps learners focus on key points, link those points to what they already know and encode the information in their brains in a way that will be easy for them to retrieve.
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Many organizations advise their employees that using humor is just too risky in today's business climate. But did you know that your brain is finely tuned to respond to humor? 
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