Your Brain at Work

Using neuroscience to improve daily life.

by Dr. David Rock

The End of the Conversation?

By David Rock on September 1, 2011 in Your Brain at Work

I recoiled in horror recently at a story in the New York Times about using twitter-like tools in a high school classroom. The project is well-intentioned: they wanted to get kids more comfortable with speaking up by giving them digital tools to do so. The trouble is, now the kids are staring at screens all day instead of interacting with each other or the teacher. Read More

Question

Submitted by X on September 2, 2011 - 1:57pm.

"We also need some fresh insights about to have better conversations overall. In this area, neuroscience can be a big help, with studies on empathy, persuasion and communication providing both evidence for common sense (but poorly used) practices, and breakthrough ideas too."

But what are some examples of the things neuroscience can teach us about communication? And how to apply studies into your everyday face-to-face conversations?