Generally we use our computers as tools to get things done and particularly to offload difficult mental tasks so that we can finish more work, more quickly while not taxing ourselves too much in the process. But in case you’re feeling like some kind of overlord who can command your computer to do your bidding …
In psychology there are numerous different competing ‘schools of thought’ that different theorists and researchers will use to try and explain various psychological phenomena. Likewise, different therapists and psychiatrists will rely on these different models in order to try and understand psychological problems and to help you treat them. While there are many, many different …
A psychosomatic illness is an illness that is thought to have a psychological component underpinning its effects. This is not to say that the condition is by any means invented, as the case might be for a hypochondriac and nor is it to say the condition is actually a mental health issue primarily. Instead then, …
Humans are capable of experiencing a huge range of different emotions and feelings and we have seemingly countless words for describing them. Those words don’t quite do them justice often though, which is why we will so often turn to art to express ourselves. In fact, we often don’t even know what a lot of …
Human psychology is actually very predictable when you know a bit about how the brain works and this means that you can often spot when we have had a hand in something. While we might think we can make something look random, we actually fall into a number of traps that draw attention to our …
The brain is a strange instrument that is far too complex for anyone to fully understand. While it’s easy to take it for granted when everything is working as it should, its mysterious nature makes itself apparent whenever something goes wrong leading to a wealth of strange effects that are often very difficult to understand. …
Many people are sceptical about self-talk, imagining some ambitious young businessman standing in front of a mirror reciting sentences like “you are a tiger, go get them.” The whole idea of self-talk can seem self-indulgent, even a little absurd. But practised in the correct way, it can be surprisingly effective. Never forget that your emotional …
If you were to pull out your brain (don’t…), you would find that it was covered in wrinkles a bit like a prune. This is due to something called ‘cortical folding’ which is also known as ‘gyrencephalization’. In fact, the individual grooves even have names: the indents are called ‘sulci’ while the bumps between them …