Ever wonder how reliable your senses are? Courtesy of NewScientist, here’s an optical illusion called Impossible Motion that should have you questioning your visual interpretation of the world:

May 23rd, 2010 | Tags: 2010 optical illusion contest winner, optical illusion | Category: Neuroscience | Leave a comment

Even though I’ve experienced and performed many such demonstrations myself, this one’s pretty dramatic in its impact and simplicity, so be sure to watch the first two minutes at the very least. Towards the end, he gives a practical mindfulness technique you can use at any time.

April 29th, 2010 | Tags: Ali Binazir, Dan Siegel, Daniel Siegel, feel good, feeling good, meditation, meditation technique, mindfulness, mindfulness technique, Mindsight, well-being | Category: Mindfulness/Meditation, Neuroscience, Self-Improvement | Leave a comment

Here’s something that hypnotists and neurolinguistic programmers have been using for years: your body often reflects your abstract thoughts in physical form.  For example, if you tell someone to imagine tilting back a picture of himself, then he tends to feel more relaxed — ‘laid back’.
Turns out that scientists have been uncovering evidence that this [...]

February 20th, 2010 | Tags: abstract thoughts, body language, embodied cognition, natalie angier, subliminal body movement | Category: Mind, Neuroscience | Leave a comment