
Creativity
Author: Sandhya Basu What is common among the following things: a pen, Star Wars movie, Theory of Gravitation, Soda, hair bands, and wheels? Do you think this is … Continue reading
Author: Sandhya Basu What is common among the following things: a pen, Star Wars movie, Theory of Gravitation, Soda, hair bands, and wheels? Do you think this is … Continue reading →
Author: Jeevitha Ramesh From our previous blog, we have understood the basics of memory and its various types. In this blog, we will understand the biological basis of memory and … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu We all know the concept of Learning Disorders from the previous blog on ‘Few Common Learning Challenges.’ There, we learnt about: The specific learning disorders and … Continue reading →
Author: Jeevitha Ramesh, Research Associate H.M. developed severe amnesia (memory loss) at the age of 27 after undergoing brain surgery. His surgery involved the removal of large parts of the hippocampus … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu Ram and Shyam are classmates. They go to a nice-looking school in the city. The walls of the school are decorated with bright colors and huge posters … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu We are all familiar with the term ‘learning.’ We are continuously learning from our interactions with the environment. We learn from our family members, schools, friends, from … Continue reading →
Author: Krishnamurthy J These days we hear the term ‘Cognition’ too often. It is ‘Cognition’ that was and still is responsible for ‘Survival of the Fittest’. We have witnessed an explosion … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu The human brain is a fascinating part of our body. Metaphorically speaking, our brain is like a plant. We need to nurture it with positivity and the … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu “I am not gifted. When I read, the words twist twirl across the page. When they settle, it is too late. The class has already moved … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu “A child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world, there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world, … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” – Dr. Seuss Mr. and Mrs. X were anxious about their child Z. As parents, worry … Continue reading →
All of us are well aware of society’s role in creating a pseudo-perception around words like ‘fat’ and ‘dark.’ Though they are just neutral words describing a person, the general society has provided them with an underlying negative tag that is now widespread through generations.
Author: Jeevitha Ramesh, Research associate Mr. A is a hardworking and polite employee of the XYZ manufacturing company. On one occasion, he was not able to meet the deadline … Continue reading →
Author: Sandhya Basu, (PhD) in Psychology Children and technology form the two most inevitable parts of our lives. Children, in their capacities (mostly unintentional), not only take us back to our … Continue reading →
Author: Dr. Meghna Manocha Ppositive parenting is all about providing positive experiences to our children, or in other words enriching their environment. An enriched environment is one full of love, joy, emotional care which engages the child physically, cognitively, socially and sensorially.
Author: Dr. Meghna Manocha You may be surprised to know that suicides or mental depression is the second most common cause of deaths in this age group (accidents being number one).The changes that occur in the brain offer both a risk and opportunity. By being aware of these changes, parents as well as the adolescents may better handle this period and transform the risks into opportunities.
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde Do you recollect studying how humans evolved from the apes? In the times … Continue reading →
Author – Sreenidhi Sundaran, Research associate, Brighter Minds Amaira, the eldest daughter of Jason was faced with a shocking situation where her father Jason was taken into captivity by … Continue reading →
Author: Dr. Praveen Pankajakshan About two thousand years ago, a Latin writer said: To do two things at once is to do neither. We have been hearing that multitasking is … Continue reading →
Observation: A catalyst to better sense of being Author – Sreenidhi Sundaran, Research associate, Brighter Minds “Knowledge comes from noticing resemblance and recurrences in the events that happen around us,” … Continue reading →