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Fluid Crystallized Intelligence

There are probably two types of intelligence. Fluid intelligence is your ability to think quickly. It relies on the ability to maintain attention and benefits from a strong working memory. Crystalline intelligence is the ability to apply knowledge from previous learning processes that has been store

KSB Halle - Center for water and waste water pumps

Worldwide demand for drinking water is rising. System operators require ever larger and more powerful pumps for water and waste water transport, but these also need to run as efficiently as possible. The Halle location is the center for water and waste water technology within the KSB Group. The f

Libet Experiment - Neuroscience and Free Will

In 1980, Benjamin Libet wanted to find out whether our brains were preparing for movement before we were aware of it. He set up an experiment to monitor brain activity and found that our brain becomes active 500 milliseconds before the conscious decision to move. What does this say about free will?

Why are we violent (social learning theory)

Violence is often seen as an inherent human trait. However, it can also be significantly shaped by environmental and social contexts. Studies on baboons show that aggression is not determined by genetics alone, but is influenced by environment and social structures. These findings show the complex i

Exam Anxiety - Research on Learning and Anxiety

We can only remember certain moments or movies because they have been stored in our memory under the influence of emotions. When we win or fail, cry or celebrate, we learn quickly, intensively and a lot. But when we are afraid, our brain limits our ability to think. And for good reason. Anxiety is

The Wonderful World of Worms

Earthworms & leeches, parasitic nematodes, bristle worms, velvet worms, bobbit worms! Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Curator of Parasitic Worms and Protozoa at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History took us back into the invertebrate zoology collection to help shed light on these complex and re

The Flintstone Method Learning through mediation

Can learning be taught? Or is it something that just happens or doesn't happen? Feuerstein believed that everyone can increase their ability to learn through human mediation. He distinguished between direct and indirect learning and what this means for the learner's ability to understand new informa