Some of my favorite psychology classes in school were Cognitive Psych and The Nature of Memory so when I came across this article I was immediately intrigued! It discusses Nine Stubborn Brain Myths. Some really surprised me! Others I've known about for decades and was surprised to see they were even myths.
If you want to read the entire article you can check it out here: Nine Stubborn Brain Myths That Just Won't Die
Biggest surprise was Myth #1: Left-Brained People Are Organized, Right-Brained People Are Creative. As it turns out, that's not true at all! Those two attributes are a lot more equally split between the right and left brain than most people believe. Very interesting...not sure what to think about this one just yet!
I was particularly excited to read about Myth #4: Alcohol Kills Brain Cells. Not that I really thought it did...but it's good to know those college years didn't ruin me (oh, who am I kidding...it's good to know I'm not killing brain cells today!).
The jury is still out on Myth #8: Your IQ Is Fixed And Stays The Same Throughout Your Life. I hate standardized tests and have never been a huge fan of IQ anyway so I don't really know how to react or respond to this one. There IS such a thing as cognitive ability and general "horse power" but I believe there are several types of intelligence and our measurement capabilities are not sophisticated enough to capture them all. At least not yet!
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Hello Claudia,
I'm a brasileira/gringa and I found your name on a discussion about pão de queijo, where you mentioned you perfected the recipe after 20 years, and that you were shipping out frozen dough! Could you please email me if you are still offering this service? I live in NYC and I would LOVE to have this in my freezer. Pão de Queijo is my FAVORITE também.
Muito Obrigada,
Jennifer
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