Category Archives: Storytelling and Thinking/Brain Function

The World’s Greatest Yoga Instructor, Emma Tranter, turned me onto this fascinating video presentation, from “TED,” Technology, Entertainment, Design, which “started (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Taylor tells an amazing story that takes on special meaning because of her role as a neuroanatomist. … Continue reading →

How can storytelling help you interpret your dreams? A new piece of research by Teresa DeCicco reveals a technique. In her article, “What is the Story Telling? Examining Discovery with the Storytelling Method (TSM) and Testing with a Control Group,” in the academic journal Dreaming, DeCicco notes that her research … Continue reading →

Researcher Nicole Speer conducted an experiment to see if humans are physiologically disposed to break down activities into narratives. Excerpts from an article describing the research: As expected, activity in certain areas of the brain increased at the points that subjects had identified as the beginning or end of a … Continue reading →

A fascinating article in New Scientist by Helen Phillips focused on “confabluation,” a tendency for folks in older age to “develop amnesia about recent happenings while retaining memory of their younger days.” Wrote Phillips: “Until fairly recently it was seen simply as a neurological deficiency – a sign of something … Continue reading →