/tags/neuroscience neuroscience en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-10/curious-uo-center-begins-project-on-emergency-responses The Center for Translational Neuroscience at the University of Oregon is focused on promoting resilience in human beings, helping them overcome adverse… Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-04-10/curious-uo-center-begins-project-on-emergency-responses The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-03/keeping-your-aging-brain-in-good-shape When we talk about developing brains, we usually mean for little kids. The first three years are critical to the shaping of the mind and person, we're… Fri, 03 Jan 2020 17:23:38 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-03/keeping-your-aging-brain-in-good-shape The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-31/exchange-exemplar-emotions-unzipped Are your emotional reactions to events pretty much like they were when you were four years old? You should hope not. The change signifies your maturity,… Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-31/exchange-exemplar-emotions-unzipped The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-29/how-using-digital-devices-changes-our-analog-brains Which kind of digital device are you using to read this? And how much time do you spend on that device in a given day? The answer is roughly ten hours a… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:01:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-29/how-using-digital-devices-changes-our-analog-brains The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-15/where-generalists-have-an-edge-on-specialists If you want to get good at something, decide on what that field of interest is, and dig in. Only through specialization can you get really good, the… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:26:05 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-15/where-generalists-have-an-edge-on-specialists The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-11/exchange-exemplar-lies-and-liars-and-understanding-them "Abraham Lincoln attacked the South." "I can't do it tonight, I have to wash my hair." "The dog broke it, Mommy." Each one a lie, but obviously lies of… Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:31:35 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-11/exchange-exemplar-lies-and-liars-and-understanding-them The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-08/the-components-of-a-healthy-personality People do make judgments about other people, like about how healthy their personalities are. But stop and think: what are the components of a healthy… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:37:23 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-08/the-components-of-a-healthy-personality The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-03/math-trauma-its-a-real-thing-says-uo-prof The old JPR studios were located next to a classroom that hosted many a math class. Some of our former co-workers avoided the area when class was in… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:45:05 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-03/math-trauma-its-a-real-thing-says-uo-prof Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-07-19/exchange-exemplar-the-well-tuned-brain Maybe we've gotten a bit soft in the millennia since we moved indoors, but our survival skills are still pretty good. Our primitive brains keep us moving… Thu, 19 Jul 2018 17:39:23 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-07-19/exchange-exemplar-the-well-tuned-brain Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-07-05/exchange-exemplar-the-partnership-of-brain-and-mind Neurons, axons, dendrites, synapses... you remember the terminology of nerve cells from school, maybe. Marjorie Hines Woollacott, emeritus professor at… Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:18:46 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-07-05/exchange-exemplar-the-partnership-of-brain-and-mind Geoffrey Riley