If you’re NOT dreaming you’re IN TROUBLE
Dreams make us human and contribute to our neurological health. They’re an innate, natural process, but if you’re…
Dancing is the best exercise for oldies
Looking for an exercise programme that’ll help you age gracefully, a dancing class is a great option. You…
Brain bandwidth is limited, use this to your advantage to survive a trauma
In a traumatic moment, whether it is your own or someone you loves, charge up a visuospatially demanding…
Facebook posts are brain candy – so use facebook to study
You might not need to forgo your social media fix when you’re trying to study, research suggests the…
Caffeine makes you genuinely smarter
Everyone knows caffeine keeps you going – which helps you focus for longer and thus makes you smarter,…
Insomnia is a perpetual brain scramble
Another freight train night….. you know the kind, random thoughts, crossed your mind ALL NIGHT. Your insomnia is…
Memories fail because of the broken telephone effect
Remember playing broken telephone as a child ? At the end of the line, gobbledee goop, came out.…
Old brains short circuit on high carbohydrate diet
Officially, the brain runs on carbohydrates, but in the elderly at least, too many carbohydrates, in the diet,…
Shine the lights in grandpa’s eyes so he will remember more
The continuous low lighting typical of the convalescent’s room, is hastening their demise, not facilitating their healing.
Stressed neurons are clumpsy dropping the memories you need
When you are stressed, all hell tends to break loose in the prefrontal cortex, because cortisol, a really…