Bb5a31f81ClaimThe anterior midcingulate cortex increases in physical size when individuals consistently engage in difficult, effortful tasksAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe anterior midcingulate cortex shrinks in physical size when individuals consistently avoid challenging or effortful tasksAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimStanford neurosurgeon Dr. Josef Parvizi demonstrated that electrical stimulation of the human anterior midcingulate cortex evokes a subjective feeling of an impending challenge combined with a resolve to fight itAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe anterior midcingulate cortex receives neural inputs and sends outputs to the amygdala, memory centers, and the nigrostriatal dopamine pathwayAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFyodor Dostoevsky explored themes of faith and autonomous moral decision-making in his novel The Brothers KaramazovAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimJean-Luc Mélenchon's political confrontation strategy is derived from the political theories of Belgian philosopher Chantal MouffeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA delay in the brain's internal speech timing causes inner thoughts to be perceived as an external voiceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimHigh flow states release a combination of dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, anandamide, and endorphins in the human brainAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine have approximately a 20-minute shelf life at peak concentration in the brainAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPsychologist Carl Jung posited that dreams operate as a spontaneous, symbolic compensatory mechanism that balances the conscious ego with the unconscious mindAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimHal Elrod's operating philosophy combines personal responsibility, proactive effort, and rigorous execution with faith in unseen possibilitiesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimLiminality in a crisis describes a tipping point after which conditions permanently change, requiring adaptationAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Stoic practice of premeditatio malorum involves deliberately contemplating potential negative outcomes to reduce anxiety and prepare responsesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimNassim Nicholas Taleb defined antifragility as the attribute of systems that grow stronger when exposed to volatility, stressors, and disruptionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius authored the classic Stoic philosophical text known as MeditationsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimGraham Wood argued in The Atlantic that watching violent death irreversibly damages a spectator's humanity and dignityAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing World War II, writer C.S. Lewis argued against abandoning the retributive theory of punishmentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimC.S. Lewis argued that prioritizing rehabilitation and deterrence over retribution dehumanizes a criminal and can lead to tyrannyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimC.S. Lewis argued that a sole focus on deterrence could justify punishing an innocent person to set an exampleAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSocieties that reject truth, evidence, and systems of analysis will ultimately collapseAgreeDisagree