Cognitive Studies Gifts

Institute (brain).

In the future, human thought will enter an age of clarity and purity never before dreamed of.

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

Super Strength, Impervious to Bullets And Explosions

"Wait—what did I come into this room to do?"

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

"We had a brainstorm - I hope it's a brainchild."

"Have you been working out?"

"He doesn’t say much, but he thinks a lot."

"Most people forget they've had amnesia."

How Optimism Works

Caricature of Noam Chomsky

"… and a big shout-out to my hippocampus, without which I wouldn’t be standing here saying words."

"What are we watching? I don't know. Some show on short attention spans."

'Your problems are caused by all-or- nothing thinking. It's either that, or you don't have any problems.'

"I totally meant to do that."

'But how does it feel to misunderstand how you might think about not knowing what to believe?'

An afterthought/An afrothought

"I'm following up on the why did the chicken cross the road question. I'm researching why did the thought cross the mind."

Brain Exercise Video: "Okay, think...and stop...and think, and stop! Stay with me now! Think harder! Feel that burn!"

'You have to learn to face reality.', 'Can't I just sneak up on it?'

"I'm still very impressed by natural intelligence."

'Shhh! He's trying to retrieve a mental note.'

'I wonder if they KNOW about each other?'

"I take it you agree that there can be no meaningful thought without the existence of language."

Memory Clinic - Old What's His Name, Director.

'Binge thinker'

"I've developed a chemical that causes short term memory loss."

"...and what are your earliest memories?"

"Actually, I do my best thinking when Mr. Genius here is sound asleep. How about you?"

"Today's special: Passwords"

"I no longer think, therefore I no longer am."