Executive Functions... With a Little Help From Our Friends
What Executive Functions Really Look Like (When You've Got Seven Coaches To Help You Explore Them)
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I hope you’re all doing well. While we've been so enjoying our series on Executive Functions, this week’s episode of Conscious Curiosity is a special one. We did something a ...
by Franck Brown —
May 23, 2025
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Rethinking Executive Function and Its Development
Hint: It's Not Always Brain-Training Apps or Supplements
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Hello, Curious Minds!
I hope you're all thriving and happy out there. We're nearing the end of our first season of the Conscious Curiosity podcast, which is bittersweet, but we've still got some fabulous discussions to go yet, so I'm glad...
May 16, 2025
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Exploring Executive Functions
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Hey, Curious Minds!
Hope you’re all doing well and enjoying the lighter evenings. This week, we’re diving into Executive Function (EF) - the brain’s way of helping us plan, focus, and juggle life’s daily chaos.
Inspired by Sabine Doebel’s TED Talk, we’re strippin...
May 09, 2025
Turning Attention Inside Out
How Working Memory Serves Behaviour
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Hello, curious minds!
I hope you’re all doing well and finding moments of focus in a world full of distractions.
This week, I’ve been diving into a fascinating paper by Van Ede & Nobre (2023), which explores the dynamic relationship between working memory and...
by Franck Brown —
May 02, 2025
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Memory and Attention
Why We Forget And How to Remember More
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Hello, Curious Minds!
This week's podcast is a blast, and while I'm slightly worried by my co-host's diet it was a great discussion - as ever, you can find the link to the podcast below.
The paper this week is a fascinating study by Nelson Cowan and collea...
by Franck Brown —
Apr 26, 2025
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Paying Attention to Attention
The Three Attention Systems And How They Work
Hello, Curious Minds!
How are you all doing? Hope the longer days are bringing you some extra light, in more ways than one, this Spring.
This week, I’ve been diving into a fascinating paper by Michael Posner and Mary Rothbart that explores how attenti...
by Franck Brown —
Apr 18, 2025
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The Science of Motivation
Why We're All Designed To Chase Rewards
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Hello, Curious Minds!
I hope you’re all well and that you've been enjoying the podcasts and newsletters over the last few weeks. My Season 1 cohost, Matt and I have been having a blast recording them, so please do remember to follow the podcast on Apple o...
by Franck Brown —
Apr 11, 2025
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ADHD, Curiosity and Evolution
Distractibility and Impulsivity in ADHD as an Evolutionary Mismatch of High Trait Curiosity
Hello, curious minds!
I hope you’re all doing well and have been enjoying the fresh air and sunshine.
This week, I’ve been diving into a fascinating paper by Anne-Laure Le Cunff, which re-examines ADHD not...
by Franck Brown —
Apr 04, 2025
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Thinking About Thinking
The Secret Lnk Between Metacognition and Creativity
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Hello, curious minds!
I hope you’re all doing well - nearly a quarter of the way into '25 already. How has that happened?
This week, I’ve been exploring a fascinating study that uncovers a hidden connection between metacognition (thinking abou...
by Franck Brown —
Mar 28, 2025
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The Power of Different Minds: City and Guilds Neurodiversity Index Report 2025
Hello, curious minds!
I hope you're all doing well out there. There's a lot of uncertainty and anxiety in the news right now, so I hope you're all taking the time to be kind to yourselves.
On Wednesday last week, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the City & Guilds Neurodiversity Index...
by Franck Brown —
Mar 21, 2025
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A Step Into The Unknown: The Launch of Conscious Curiosity
Hello there, curious minds!
Welcome to the first-ever edition of the Conscious Curiosity Newsletter & Podcast. I'm very excited to be sharing this with you and I hope you enjoy the discussions.
For the next 12 weeks, I'll be joined by Season 1 cohost Matt - a lifelong friend who's starting his ow...
by Franck Brown —
Mar 14, 2025
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