by Mary K. Clark In this moment what word strikes you as powerful? Once you have that word, does it evoke a story? I thought of the word yes and it did evoke a story. I was having a difficult time keeping a promise. I never had such difficulty making a change in my life and […]
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by Mary K. Clark Ah metaphors! A knight in shining armor. It’s raining cats and dogs. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. We use metaphors all the time, but what is known about how they are processed in the brain? Jon Hamilton shares some interesting information in Imagine A Flying Pig: How
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by Mary K. Clark. Imagine having a conversation without someone glancing down at their smartphone – repeatedly. The ancient art of conversation was revived in lower Manhattan this week; people talking with people, sharing and telling stories, in real time – no filters or interruptions. Bianca Bosker writes in New York Blackout Kills Phones, Revives
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by Mary K. Clark. In Counterclockwise ~ Mindful Health and The Power of Possibility, Ellen J. Langer explores aging and mindfulness. The book is a fascinating read on the topic of mindfulness, however, she also explores the effect of placebos and language. The most dramatic example of language acting as placebo can be found in the
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by Mary K. Clark. Can stories stimulate and possibly even change how we act in life? Neuroscience is showing that it can according to Annie Murphy Paul in her New York Times Opinion Piece, Your Brain on Fiction. Researchers have long known that the “classical” language regions, like Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, are involved
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