Making the connection between a sound and a reward changes brain and behavior

Making the connection between a sound and a reward changes brain and behavior

I wonder what sort of connection my mind made between my mom's keys and something "good."

I swear I can recognize her keys -- or at least I could back when she was working and had a huge set of them -- out of a crowd.

Wouldn't the same sort of connection happen if one connected a punishment, instead of a reward, with a sound? Ok, I admit I have not read the original research article. I'm assuming they only tested for reward and not for punishment. I guess.

The little blurb I linked to above also mentions people being able to recognize their own cell phone's ring. I don't. Recognize mine, that is. However, I DO notice if the little beep telling me I have a text message rings. I'll hear and notice that even if my phone is in a different room in my house. But, the call ringtone? I don't hear that even if it's right next to me sometimes.

Incompetent People Really Have No Clue, Studies Find / They're blind to own failings, others' skills

Incompetent People Really Have No Clue, Studies Find / They're blind to own failings, others' skills

Since I often worry that I'm not nearly as competent as I should be or as I feel that others think I am, I find this article, oddly, reassuring.

OTOH, if I thought I was brilliant, than presumably this article wouldn't change anything about how I felt about myself since I would assume that it didn't have anything to do with me.

So, since the article made me feel smarter does that mean that now I'm dumber than I was before I read it?

Sometimes I crack me up.

Hmmm... the research also shows that people who aren't funny often think they are, I think. All I know is I make ME laugh. :-)

Scarlett Johansson

I can't stand her. She irritates the hell outta me.

Yeah, it's *probably* jealousy on some level, but knowing that doesn't make her any less irritating.

Damn her hair and her skin and her boobs. Especially her boobs. They *really* irritate me.

And how the hell does someone who's only 21 carry herself with such grace and sophistication? I mean, c'mon. That's just not normal.

If anyone has video of her tripping or stumbling, please let me know. Until I see that I will simply believe that she is not human. She's really like the alien from Species. I'm sure of it.

What I'd intended

I never actually take the time to write letters to the editor of magazines I read. However, I often have a LOT to say after reading something. So, part of my original intent of this blog was just to have a place to say it. It's quick and easy and highly likely that no one is going to read it. :-)

Yes, I know I use smileys too much.

So, *if* I start doing what I'd orginally intended to do there may soon be a lot of ranting and raving and significantly more posts here.

Just letting my 3 or 4 readers know.