Neuroscience

brain regions linked to attention and focus align more closely as the familiarity between dog and owner grows.

We build upon the key fact that the brain is (part of) the body and as such, like any other bodily organ, the brain is made of cells. The focus on cellular rather than neural, brain processing allows us to underscore the idea that flexible responses to changes in the environments requires flexible adjustments not only through neural, but also... See more

the imagination is a neurological reality, that it is lodged in specific parts of the brain, that it consists of an identifiable set of components and processes, that these components and processes have adaptive functions, and that in fulfilling its functions imagination has been a major causal factor in making Homo sapiens the dominant species on... See more

Memories are not a true or false picture of the past; they are a Monet lily pond.

So here is the take-home lesson. We have to seek novelty, because this is what lays down new memories in the brain.