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Applying Neurobiology to Negotiation and Mediation
July 11, 2016
Applying Neurobiology to Negotiation and Mediation August 16, 2016 9AM - 5:30PM Loyola University Chicago School of Law Philip...
July 11, 2016
Applying Neurobiology to Negotiation and Mediation August 16, 2016 9AM - 5:30PM Loyola University Chicago School of Law Philip...
How to Fake It When You’re Not Feeling Confident
June 25, 2016
Principles to Remember Do: Create goals based on making small, incremental improvements in your performance. Jolt your confidence with bold and expansive body language. Observe how your role models comport themselves in various professional situations. Seek ways to incorporate their strategies and tactics into your leadership repertoire. Don’t: Beat yourself up for feeling like an imposter — feeling nervous about a professional challenge is natural. Be overly daunted...
June 25, 2016
Principles to Remember Do: Create goals based on making small, incremental improvements in your performance. Jolt your confidence with bold and expansive body language. Observe how your role models comport themselves in various professional situations. Seek ways to incorporate their strategies and tactics into your leadership repertoire. Don’t: Beat yourself up for feeling like an imposter — feeling nervous about a professional challenge is natural. Be overly daunted...
Deontology or Trustworthiness?
June 23, 2016
DANIEL KAHNEMAN: The benefit that people get from taking a deontological position is that they look more trustworthy. Let's look at the other side of this. If I take a consequentialist position, it means that you can't trust me because, under some circumstances, I might decide to break the rule in my interaction with you. I was puzzled when I was looking at this. What is the essence of what is going on here? Is it deontology or trustworthiness? It doesn't seem to be the same to say we are wired...
June 23, 2016
DANIEL KAHNEMAN: The benefit that people get from taking a deontological position is that they look more trustworthy. Let's look at the other side of this. If I take a consequentialist position, it means that you can't trust me because, under some circumstances, I might decide to break the rule in my interaction with you. I was puzzled when I was looking at this. What is the essence of what is going on here? Is it deontology or trustworthiness? It doesn't seem to be the same to say we are wired...
Our Brain Uses Statistics To Calculate Confidence, Make Decisions
June 22, 2016
According to a new study published in NEURON, human brains are constantly processing data to make statistical assessments that translate into the feeling we call confidence. “The feeling ultimately relies on the same statistical computations a computer would make,” says Professor Adam Kepecs, a neuroscientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and lead author of the new study. In experiments with human subjects, Kepecs and colleagues tried to control for different factors that can...
June 22, 2016
According to a new study published in NEURON, human brains are constantly processing data to make statistical assessments that translate into the feeling we call confidence. “The feeling ultimately relies on the same statistical computations a computer would make,” says Professor Adam Kepecs, a neuroscientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and lead author of the new study. In experiments with human subjects, Kepecs and colleagues tried to control for different factors that can...
New Evidence for the Necessity of Loneliness
June 19, 2016
According to John Cacioppo, the director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, the reason humans developed such powerful social groups is because the pain of being alone motivates individuals to seek companionship. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think they may have found the source of that motivation in a group of little-studied neurons in part of the brain called the dorsal raphe nucleus, best known for its link to depression....
June 19, 2016
According to John Cacioppo, the director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, the reason humans developed such powerful social groups is because the pain of being alone motivates individuals to seek companionship. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology think they may have found the source of that motivation in a group of little-studied neurons in part of the brain called the dorsal raphe nucleus, best known for its link to depression....
Busy People Have Improved Cognitive Function in Old Age
June 18, 2016
Busy people may have better-functioning brains in old age than those who are less busy, scientists have suggested. A healthily busy lifestyle is associated with improved cognitive function, the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study found, particularly when it comes to working memory, reasoning and vocabulary. However, the scientists were not able to say if the heightened brain function is caused by being busy, or vice versa.
June 18, 2016
Busy people may have better-functioning brains in old age than those who are less busy, scientists have suggested. A healthily busy lifestyle is associated with improved cognitive function, the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study found, particularly when it comes to working memory, reasoning and vocabulary. However, the scientists were not able to say if the heightened brain function is caused by being busy, or vice versa.
Meta-Mindfulness: A New Hope by Peter H. Huang
June 17, 2016
"This Essay starts by tracing its origins to an earlier Article, Tiger Cub Strikes Back: Memoirs of an Ex-Child Prodigy About Legal Education and Parenting. This Essay then analyzes mindfulness about mindfulness. This Essay discusses how mindfulness can facilitate and foster positivity in the personal and professional transformative journeys that law students embark on in law school and law practice. Part of that discussion includes an email from a student in Torts I, an email from a student in Economic...
June 17, 2016
"This Essay starts by tracing its origins to an earlier Article, Tiger Cub Strikes Back: Memoirs of an Ex-Child Prodigy About Legal Education and Parenting. This Essay then analyzes mindfulness about mindfulness. This Essay discusses how mindfulness can facilitate and foster positivity in the personal and professional transformative journeys that law students embark on in law school and law practice. Part of that discussion includes an email from a student in Torts I, an email from a student in Economic...
You Can’t Speed Read Without Hurting Comprehension
June 4, 2016
NY Times Sorry You Can't Speed Read by Jeffrey M. Zacks & Rebecca Treiman. "Unfortunately, the scientific consensus suggests that such enterprises should be viewed with suspicion. In a recent article in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, one of us (Professor Treiman) and colleagues reviewed the empirical literature on reading and concluded that it’s extremely unlikely you can greatly improve your reading speed without missing out on a lot of meaning." "Techniques that aim to guide...
June 4, 2016
NY Times Sorry You Can't Speed Read by Jeffrey M. Zacks & Rebecca Treiman. "Unfortunately, the scientific consensus suggests that such enterprises should be viewed with suspicion. In a recent article in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, one of us (Professor Treiman) and colleagues reviewed the empirical literature on reading and concluded that it’s extremely unlikely you can greatly improve your reading speed without missing out on a lot of meaning." "Techniques that aim to guide...
Avoid Dumping Onto Others as Others Have Dumped Onto You
May 27, 2016
This phenomenon is called “generalized negative reciprocity” because it involves “pay back” with unfair behavior...
May 27, 2016
This phenomenon is called “generalized negative reciprocity” because it involves “pay back” with unfair behavior...
The Human Brain May Be Hardwired For Altruism; Certain Activity Inspires People To Be Kind And Generous
May 22, 2016
Psychologists have long debated whether altruism is a learned or innate behavior. "Our altruism may be more hardwired than previously thought," said Christov-Moore, the co-author of a new study in the journal Human Brain Mapping. The study consisted of three parts. First, each participant watched a video of a hand being poked with a pin. Next, the participants were asked to imitate photographs of different faces exhibiting emotions, like happiness, sadness, anger, and excitement. And lastly, the participants...
May 22, 2016
Psychologists have long debated whether altruism is a learned or innate behavior. "Our altruism may be more hardwired than previously thought," said Christov-Moore, the co-author of a new study in the journal Human Brain Mapping. The study consisted of three parts. First, each participant watched a video of a hand being poked with a pin. Next, the participants were asked to imitate photographs of different faces exhibiting emotions, like happiness, sadness, anger, and excitement. And lastly, the participants...
