Neuroscience of Bridge | The Express Tribune KARACHI: I was introduced to Bridge through a friend last year. I decided to explore the intersectionality between Bridge, Neuroscience, and its culturally relevant standing among young adults in Pakistan. Bridge has a reputation for being a game that demands strategic thinking, memory, and social skills. Beyond being a leisure activity, it is a complex endeavour that engages multiple cognitive processes. Its strategic nature can stimulate neural pathways related to problem-solving and planning. …

Connecting Players — Bridge is a game that has been enjoyed by people worldwide for centuries. Its roots can be traced back to the 17th and 18th centuries when a game called “whist” was popular. As time passed, new variations emerged, including “biritch” and “bridge whist,” which introduced elements of bidding and scoring…

It is that lingering feeling after experiencing a moment of joy; It’s the morning after your first kiss, the memory of laughter that echoes through aisles of the past. It is a sailor who has left behind a stunning island, longing to return; It’s a garden of roses withered in…

The concept of time and its importance to individuality is less talked about. Having a uniquely subjective sense of time can help us feel like a one-of-a-kind individual by honoring our internal clock and our body’s unique biorhythms, thereby supporting the feeling of being a distinct self among the masses. Evolution of the Personal Time Subjective & Objective time: does it signify individuality? …

In 2023, 87.35 million people in Pakistan were Internet users, with an Internet Penetration Rate of 36.7%. This rapid rise in digital life integration has created a gap in understanding digital media use and its influence on youth. This could lead to clashes between indigenous culture and what digital media…

KARACHI: In my clinical experience as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I have observed that discussing gaming behaviours is almost taboo. Parents loathe it in their children, experts avoid broaching the topic, and decision-makers do not fully understand it. …

In an impatient world, impatient parents expect patience from their impatient children because patience is a virtue. Parents ask about impulsivity in our clinics all the time: How can our child be more patient? How can our child be punctual? How do we discipline our children? How can we cultivate personal hygiene or cleanliness in our children How do we make the child organised? What can we…

Someone once said, “Guts are wiser than the mind.”Someone responded: “It’s because we feed guts more than our minds.” — By the time Loras’s trial has ended, Queen Margaery realises something is wrong, as neither Cersei nor Tommen has yet arrived. …

Slow, Effortful and Uncertain (SEU) — The ability to think sets us apart from fellow animals. But at the same time, human brain does not like to think! It will try to save us from having to think. Although we are naturally curious beings, we are not inherently good thinkers; unless the conditions are favourable, we…