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February 3, 2015

Of Marshmallows, Brain Plasticity and Attachment (part IV)

Have you ever had this experience? You’re about to attempt an activity for the first time, say, snowboarding. You’ve taken a few lessons but now you’re on your own. There’s a bit of danger and a bit of risk. You ask yourself, “Will I fall getting onto the lift? Getting off the lift? Going down […]

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January 20, 2015

Of Marshmallows, Brain Plasticity and Attachment (part II)

Even a cursory glance reveals that the topic of brain plasticity is both scientifically and politically complex. As mentioned in part I, the concept of brain plasticity attempts to capture the brain’s apparent ability to change in response to new experiences such as therapy, cognitive exercises, and even certain religious practices (i.e., meditation and mindfulness). […]

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January 13, 2015

Of Marshmallows, Brain Plasticity and Attachment (part I)

The Marshmallow Test. You know the one. That’s where researchers place marshmallows (or other treats) in front of kids around age six or seven and then give the following direction: “You can eat one marshmallow any time after I leave the room if you wish, however, if you wait until I come back then you […]

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November 24, 2014

Bringing Carr’s Glass Cage Back to Bowlbian Attachment Theory

Before I start this blog post, allow me to do some housekeeping. After my last post entitled John Bowlby and the Glass Cage of Automation, a reader asked if I could provide a reference on the rise of posthuman or postbiology thought. On the rise of posthuman thought I would direct the reader to Francis […]

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November 17, 2014

John Bowlby and the Glass Cage of Automation

I recently finished reading Nicholas Carr’s 2014 book The Glass Cage: Automation and Us. In many ways Glass Cage is a follow up to Carr’s 2010 book The Shallows—What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. As you may recall, the FHL Foundation brought Carr in to speak about The Shallows as a part of […]

Archive for Bowlby Less Traveled – Page 8

Of Marshmallows, Brain Plasticity and Attachment (part IV)

Of Marshmallows, Brain Plasticity and Attachment (part II)

Of Marshmallows, Brain Plasticity and Attachment (part I)

Bringing Carr’s Glass Cage Back to Bowlbian Attachment Theory

John Bowlby and the Glass Cage of Automation

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