If you are curious, you won't be satisfied with the "tyranny of custom." People stuck in that rut might say "why?" and… — John Medina Curious Copy Share Image
“A lifetime of exercise can result in a sometimes astonishing elevation in cognitive performance, compared with those who are sedentary.” — John Medina Fitness Copy Share Image
Having a first child is like swallowing an intoxicating drink made of equal parts joy and terror, chased with a bucketful of… — John Medina Children Copy Share Image
There is a neuron in your brain that will respond only to pictures of Jennifer Aniston - provided you have had prior… — John Medina Actresses Copy Share Image
“ A former fighter pilot, teaching at an aeronautics university, discovered how this works in the classroom. One of his students had been… — John Medina Fighter pilot Copy Share Image
Women tend to recall the details of an emotionally competent stimulus, using more of their left hemisphere to do the processing. Men… — John Medina Aspect Copy Share Image
Though we have been stuffing them into classrooms and cubicles for decades, our brains actually were built to survive in jungles and… — John Medina Astonishing Copy Share Image
I have great confidence in human curiosity - even though I don't know what curiosity is from a biological point of view.… — John Medina Characteristics Copy Share Image
Years of research show us that the less control a person feels over an aversive stimuli coming at them, the more likely… — John Medina Depression Copy Share Image
“The trick for business professionals, and for educators, is to present bodies of information so compelling that the audience does this (encoding)… — John Medina Business Copy Share Image
Our ability to adapt came from our East African birthplace, a meteorologically unstable place. If you couldn't adapt, you'd be dead. But… — John Medina Ability Copy Share Image
“As for employees working at organizations who treat all people the same way, it will be up to you to push for… — John Medina Business Copy Share Image
Any education system that only memorizes things creates robots and will never produce Nobel laureates. Any education system that only emphasizes improvisation… — John Medina Bunch Copy Share Image
A third or more of the brain is devoted to visual processing, not true of any other sense. We have color vision… — John Medina Brain Copy Share Image
Babies learn through a series of increasingly self-corrected ideas. They use very sophisticated hypothesis testing strategies to find out about their world. — John Medina Baby Copy Share Image
The brain cannot multitask. Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth. The brain naturally focuses on concepts sequentially, one… — John Medina Accomplish Copy Share Image
The brain doesn't care about change. As the world's most sophisticated survival organ, the brain cares about loss. — John Medina Brain Copy Share Image
“There are four nutrients you will want in your behavioral formula, adjusting them as your baby gets older: breast-feeding, talking to your… — John Medina Children Copy Share Image
Whether at work, home or school, everybody carries their brain around them, and if the organ suffers from a disorder, we carry… — John Medina Brain Copy Share Image
The brain remembers the emotional component of an experience better than any other aspect. — John Medina Aspect Copy Share Image
“If my husband tells me one more time that he needs to rest because he “worked all day,” I will throw all… — John Medina English speaking Copy Share Image
“The most common communication mistakes? Relating too much information, with not enough time devoted to connecting the dots.” — John Medina Communication Copy Share Image
