Cal Newport is one of those thinkers I keep coming back to.
Even after a few books and articles. On the Modern Wisdom podcast he's talking about the modern struggle of work with tools like Slack, and the future of work with AI.
Highly recommend. 💛
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New research uses a 7 Tesla MRI to examine brain connectivity during a cognitively demanding task in people with Long COVID and ME/CFS. The findings show that healthy brains increase connectivity under fatigue, whereas these patient groups exhibit disrupted or weaker connections among deep brain regions, the nucleus accumbens, cerebellum, hippocampus, and prefrontal areas during and after mental effort. The study uses a Stroop task with pre and post fatigue sessions to reveal how neural communication differs in these conditions.
This article is of interest to psychology because it links subjective experiences of brain fog and cognitive difficulties to observable changes in brain networks involved in executive function, motivation, and autonomic regulation. It illustrates how neuroimaging can uncover compensatory or maladaptive connectivity patterns that underlie cognitive fatigue and inform theories of cognitive control.
Article Title: Brain scans reveal neural connectivity deficits in Long COVID and ME/CFS
Link to PsyPost Article: ift dot tt/c57Ntia
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#LongCOVID #ME/CFS #BrainConnectivity #CognitiveFatigue #Neuroimaging
Cognitive & Professional (for LinkedIn or publication intro)
In knowledge work, thinking never ends—it multiplies.
The brain’s control systems overheat from constant self-analysis, turning clarity into fatigue.
DriftLens explores how letting go of control resets the mind’s rhythm, restoring focus, awareness, and calm intelligence beyond endless problem-solving.
#DefaultModeNetwork
#DMNOverload
#Neuroplasticity
#CognitiveFatigue
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📝 The Psychology of Phishing: Why Smart People Fall for Scams
🧠 Exploring how mental exhaustion makes us vulnerable to phishing attacks, with practical tips to protect yourself
🔗 https://techsplicer.com/insights/the-psychology-of-phishing-why-smart-people-fall-for-scams/
#CyberSecurity #MentalHealth #PhishingAwareness #InfoSec #CognitiveFatigue
There are two areas that I have issues with that can lead to me struggling to do this particular thing, and like all #MS symptoms these fluctuate day to day, hour to hour. Those symptoms are #CognitiveFatigue and #ImpairedDexterity.
Sometimes I struggle to think. Sometimes I can think and picture what I want to say but can't then bring the words forward to create the most basic of sentences. It's a pretty lonely and isolating feeling tbh. In those moments I often post just a picture.
Jens Franke
Psychotherapy Commission ACPE
DriftLens Introspection System
Alex Macra
Sarah