DrTeralyn.comPsychology · Brain Health · Human Performance Inattentional blindness in experts sounds like a contradiction. We tend to assume that experience produces wider awareness. The veteran officer, elite athlete, seasoned leader, or incident commander should see...
Written and reviewed by Teralyn Sell, PhD Psychology | Brain Health | Human Performance The World Series brings out some pretty interesting human behavior. Players exchange words, tempers appear to flare, and fans immediately decide who’s being aggressive,...
Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell We often talk about pressure as if it produces one predictable problem: people get nervous, then performance falls apart. That explanation is too blunt to be useful. Pressure can disrupt performance in at least two very different ways. It...
Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell One of the most misleading things in performance is a clean practice session. You repeat the same sequence. The environment is quiet. The timing is predictable. Feedback is immediate. By the end, you look sharp. Then the real moment...
We often tell people under pressure to focus harder. It sounds sensible. If the stakes rise, surely the answer is more concentration, more control, more attention to every detail. Sometimes that’s exactly right. And sometimes it’s the beginning of the problem. The...
A new study from UC Berkeley has connected three things that deserve attention: tau buildup in the frontal cortex, changes in slow brain waves during non-REM sleep, and weaker overnight memory formation in older adults.That sounds straightforward. It isn’t.The...
