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To be a Polyglot: How it affects Cognitive Processes and Identity

We have picked up numerous languages, studied in various kinds of schools, and experienced a variety of cultures. Isn’t it funny that some of your peers are able to speak both your native tongue, English, and their native tongue? I was

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Precognitive Dreams: Glimpses of What’s to Come

Dreams are experienced by everyone in this world. Precognitive dreams have fascinated humanity for centuries and also offer glimpses into events that see beyond our present reality. These dreams appear to predict our future occurrences, and the lines between the

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Cognitive Training for Mental Health: Insights from Psychologists

One significant aspect of present-day life, mental health, reflects overall well-being that has been garnering effective interventions to manage and enhance. One such effective intervention to enhance and manage mental health is cognitive training, gaining popularity and recognition nowadays. Cognitive

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How Common Habits May Harm Your Brain: A Guide to Protecting Cognitive Health

Our brain is one of our strongest assets, but do you know that some of our most common habits may damage our brain and its functions? — Despite its relatively small size, accounting for only about 2% of our total

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What is Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy?

Numerous health conditions may involve the brain, including head injuries, a stroke, dementia, and some forms of cancer, which means that the affected person cannot think or solve problems and, thus, suffer from cognitive impairment. Here CRT comes into play.

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Hay Festival 2024: Authors Signified DayDreaming Important for Cognitive Development 

Hay Festival 2024 is around the corner with authors around the world collectively gathering for emphasis on reading and thinking. Lauren Child, one of the authors describes how daydreaming helps with anxious feelings. DayDreaming is a word we have heard

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Cognitive Overload: Causes, Symptoms and Coping Strategies

Very often in the course of life, we get snapped out, processing even the simplest of information gets too difficult, hampering our efficiency and we end in a tight corner where the mind denies to take any load anymore. This

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory by Leon Festinger

Leon Festinger was an American psychologist born on May 8, 1919. He was famous for being a cognitive psychologist who gave the ‘theory of cognitive dissonance’. He also contributed to the studies over group behaviors, attitude change and self evaluation.

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Unlock Your Brain’s Power: Enhance Memory and Cognitive Performance

One essential cognitive system that allows humans to store and process information for brief periods is working memory. It is fundamental to several mental functions, including comprehension, learning, and reasoning. The notion of working memory is examined in this article,

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Concepts, Types & Techniques

In the 1960s, Aaron Beck proposed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a psychotherapeutic approach that deals with automatic negative thoughts, cognitive distortions and underlying beliefs or schemas that disturb one’s cognition, emotions and behaviours. Today, CBT is extensively researched and used