Decisions And Attention
by Silvia Damiano on 27 April 2010
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about decisions and attention is how little most leaders in organisations know about the impact of technology and its use on our ability to concentrate and maximize what we need to do at work. We have been led to believe that we are ver …
The Impact Of The Prefrontal Cortex On Behaviour
by Silvia Damiano on 19 April 2010
A couple of years ago, while teaching my 17 year old son to drive, I was able to have probably one of the best opportunities to observe the pre-frontal cortex (known as PFC) in action.
Key Trends That Will Shape The Way We Learn
by Silvia Damiano on 16 April 2010
I have recently come across “The Horizon Report 2010″, a publication by The New Media Consortium and Educause Learning. This annual report is put together every fall by an Advisory Board with the aim of identifying and describing emerging technologies that most likely will impact on t …
Unraveling the Mysteries of Dopamine: How It Influences Learning, Motivation, and Leadership
by Silvia Damiano on 13 April 2010
What Is Dopamine? Discovery and Functions Dopamine, a vital neurotransmitter, is produced by a select group of cells known as dopaminergic neurons or dopaminergic cells located in the brain stem. Its discovery can be attributed to the groundbreaking work of Swedish scientist Arvid Car …