NFL and Head Trauma: A Need for Brainstorming
The media needs to stop glamorizing the violent aspects of the NFL game. As this week's headlines on head trauma suggest, this is bigger than football.
The media needs to stop glamorizing the violent aspects of the NFL game. As this week's headlines on head trauma suggest, this is bigger than football.
Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
Our memories dictate how we will feel about a similar situation because our brain.body is coded from past experience. Bad experiences with intimacy are codified in your brain/body -- affecting our perception.
Devra Davis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living
There are deeply troubling reports from nations where phones have been used longest that children may be especially vulnerable to the radio frequency waves emitted by cell phones.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...
LiveScience | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
Evolution in humans is commonly thought to have essentially stopped in recent times. But there are plenty of examples that the human race is still evo...
psychology.about.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
According to a new study by sleep and dream expert J. Allan Hobson, dreams might just be the brain's way of preparing for all of experiences it will e...
Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
A well-known cause of dementia is dementia pugilistica, or what has commonly been called being "punch drunk." In some cases, the presentation is virtually indistinguishable from Alzheimer's dementia.
World of Psychology | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
We're often told, "You should sleep on it" before you make an important decision. Why is that? How does "sleeping on it" help your decision-making pro...
Russell Poldrack | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
The brain is built to ignore the old and focus on the new. Novelty is probably one of the most powerful signals to determine what we pay attention to in the world.
Brigitte Mars | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
Why be limited to caffeinated beverages when the herb world can bring flavor, nutrients and health benefits? Expand your herbal tea repertoire.
Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living
In the majority of cases, the development of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia is the result of the acquisition of various risk factors throughout life. PTSD is one such factor.
Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology
See video below "What does a trip to hell look like inside the mind?" this National Geographic segment asks. Find out in the video below, which tak...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living
What does "not being into you" mean? People assume that it is just about sexual attraction, but is it just this?
The New York Times | The Editors | Posted 10.15.2009 | Books
Is there a difference in the way the brain takes in or absorbs information when it is presented electronically versus on paper? Does the reading exper...
dsc.discovery.com | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living
A study of seven terminally ill patients found identical surges in brain activity moments before death, providing what may be physiological evidence o...
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 11.19.2009 | Comedy
My cats or my future baby?: Barf on the floor; Pee on the floor; Has a brain larger than a handful of grapes; Not freak out when I want to dress it in a cute outfit; Not be covered in hair; Love me back.
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living
So you've realized that you hate your current job. You're committed to leaving. And you have drawn up the list of why the current job is bad and a move would be good. But you still can't make that move and you're daunted by the task of doing something. Why is this happening and what else can you do about this?
Telegraph | Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology
Playing video war games and solving Sudoku may have the same effect as keeping up to date with Facebook, according to Dr Tracy Alloway. But text me...
cnn.com | Mark Tutton for CNN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living
A U.S. professor claims he has identified the parts of the brain that help to make someone a good leader. ...
medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living
Scientists led a rat to the fatty food, but they couldn't make it eat. Using an animal model of binge eating, University of Missouri researchers disco...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living
In order for change to occur, cognitive dissonance is essential. What is cognitive dissonance? Cognitive dissonance is a conflict between two ideas that one holds at the same time in one's mind.
E. Jean Carroll | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style
I didn't feel any smarter when I took the ten milligrams of Adderall; I simply felt lively. After seven hours at my desk, which flew by like seven minutes, I stood up, stretched, and did something very odd.
Motivation and Self Improvement | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living
We know that exercise is good for the body, but it's also incredibly good for the brain. As the authors of "The Sharp Brains Guide to Brain Fitness: 1...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living
People run into problems because they often feel as though they cannot be committed until they find a new and better job. However, this very thought may be standing in the way of the change.
latimes.com | Douglas Fox | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living
As the palette of artificial sweeteners has grown and manufacturers have honed the skill with which they blend them to mimic sugar taste, debate has s...
Andrew Brandt | Posted 11.19.2009 | Sports