How A Doorway Makes You Forget
We all know the feeling; you head purposefully to the kitchen to fetch a glass of orange juice, only to arrive without a clue of what you wanted to do there. Contrary to…
The Effect of Second Language on the Brain
In this day and age of increasing global inter-connectivity, having the ability to speak more than one language is a highly valued skill. Studying a foreign language is a requirement in some schools…
1 in 4 Women Takes Mental Prescription Drugs
It’s no secret that mental health is an issue in our society. One statistic that may surprise you, though, is the massive disparity in prescription medication use between men and women. In fact,…
How To Prevent Alzheimer Without Spending Your Retirement
This is a guest post Andre, who is part of the team that manages Australian Credit Cards, a credit card comparison and personal finance blog based in Sydney, Australia. Scientists have discovered a…
Urban Living: Effects on the Brain II
The reason such seemingly trivial mental tasks leave us depleted is that they exploit one of the crucial weak spots of the brain. A city is so overstuffed with stimuli that we need…
Urban Living: Effects on the Brain
THE CITY HAS always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 18th-century coffeehouses of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and radical politics, to the Left Bank bars of modern Paris,…
Does Art Affect Your Intellect?
Does art affect your intellect? According to a recent study conducted focusing on the three main areas of arts, namely dance, music and drama, there is a correlation between participation in the arts…
How To Care For Your Brain While At Work
You struggle to go to work in the morning, and you still struggle to go home. You worked from 8 in the morning, had lunch for an hour, took coffee around noon and…
BOOST YOUR BRAIN – A Three-Pronged Physical Approach
Arguably, the most important organ in our bodies is the brain. What carries the brain around and allows us to express our wills and humanity? Our bodies, of course. What you do to…
What Is “Going Theta” In Meditation And Why You Should Care
An electrochemical organ using electromagnetic energy to function – that’s what your brain is. So far, scientists have been able to gauge brainwaves – measurable electromagnetic pulses from that organ – into four…
