A collection of links to interesting research from the world of neuroscience and behavioural psychology that can be applied (or not) to Agile/Scrum Teams.

• You Might Be Surprised How Much a Hug Helps Fight Illness, Stress and Depression (PsyBlog)
• Saving information to computer frees your mind to learn new material (Christian Jarrett)
• New survey highlights need to improve brain health literacy (SharpBrains)
• Evidence for “Unconscious Learning” Questioned (Neuroskeptic)
• How do you test persistance? (Zen Faulkes)
• The Cognitive Benefits of Doodling (Steven Heller)
• The Science Behind Team Intelligence (Geoff Colvin)
• Life is different for people who think in metaphors (Alex Fradera)

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