Rewriting our physical boundaries
Unlocking the brain's hidden gears
Emergency mode and extreme survival
The power of collective genius
007skaty Entering the Flow Zone
Match the challenge to your skill and watch your inner critic fade
007skaty Memory champions build imaginary palaces to store vast amounts of information
007skaty Originating in ancient Greece, the Method of Loci harnesses spatial memory to help champions achieve extreme feats of mental recall.
007skaty Echolocators like Daniel Kish navigate physical spaces by listening to tongue click reflections.
007skaty Match the rapid beads to discover how to push your brain past its limits.
Brain rewriting: When blind people learn braille, the brain's visual cortex is repurposed to process touch, showing the brain's incredible ability to adapt.
A network of interconnected brain regions that becomes active when a person is not focused on the outside world. Stanford University researchers showed that walking activates this network to boost creative output by sixty percent.
What is the ancient Greek name for the memory technique commonly known as the 'memory palace'?
In 2005, memory champion Chao Lu set a world record by memorizing how many decimal places of Pi?
What is the name of the blind echolocation pioneer who founded the organization World Access for the Blind?
Which part of the brain lights up in blind echolocators when they process the echoes of their tongue clicks?
Which brain hemisphere is primarily utilized by Anzan experts when performing complex mental math?
What is the Japanese term for the practice of performing rapid calculations using a visualized, mental abacus?
What neurological phenomenon occurs when the brain's prefrontal cortex temporarily quiets down during a flow state?