Haritosh SrivastavFounder & Head Coach, Confident Storytelling Hub

When you tell fact & Figures it activates 2 parts of the brain, stories activate 7 parts 🧠

20 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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In a brief monologue, the speaker cites a research article by Spanish scientists reported in the New York Times, claiming that presenting pure facts and figures engages only two regions of the brain, whereas hearing a compelling story activates up to seven distinct brain areas. The speaker argues that this broader neural activation explains why stories are remembered far longer than isolated facts, urging listeners to appreciate the power of narrative for memory retention.

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This might blow your mind. Now, according to a research article by a few scientists in Spain, in an article published in New York Times, they say that when you only hear facts and figures, it only brightens and lightens only 2 parts of your brain. But when you tell and hear a compelling story, as much as 7 different parts and regions of your brain activates. And that is why when you hear a story, there is a bright chances that you might remember the story much more longer than any mere facts and figures. Are you blown away?