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Cognitive Bias on Motor Skills and Memory
38:11 - 43:07 (04:55)
Researchers found that complex motor skills (such as tossing a ball at varying distances) are encoded in a different part of the brain, and that executing these skills helps improve memory regardless of whether a person recalls doing each task. This undermines the cognitive bias of recalling tasks as the sole metric of productivity.
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This podcast discusses the differences between cognitive psychology and neuroscience and how both fields work together to understand the neuroscience of learning.
38:11 - 39:44 (01:33)
Summary
This podcast discusses the differences between cognitive psychology and neuroscience and how both fields work together to understand the neuroscience of learning. Through several empirical studies, neuroscientists are examining the neural processes involved in learning, and the study of brain function is starting to have a major impact on the cognitive psychology of learning.
ChapterCognitive Bias on Motor Skills and Memory
Episode#024 - Peter C Brown - The Science Of Successful Learning Habits
PodcastModern Wisdom
This episode explains how to learn better by challenging yourself and embracing "desirable difficulties."
39:44 - 41:26 (01:41)
Summary
This episode explains how to learn better by challenging yourself and embracing "desirable difficulties." The guest explains how the desire to stay in our comfort zone can limit learning and what strategies can be used to overcome these biases.
ChapterCognitive Bias on Motor Skills and Memory
Episode#024 - Peter C Brown - The Science Of Successful Learning Habits
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker shares the importance of practicing skills, such as putting or language learning, in a random order and taking time to develop them.
41:26 - 43:07 (01:41)
Summary
The speaker shares the importance of practicing skills, such as putting or language learning, in a random order and taking time to develop them. He reflects on his own experience of learning Italian and emphasizes the value of patience and repetition.