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...
nytimes.com | NATALIE ANGIER | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living
If after a few months' exposure to our David Lynch economy, in which housing markets spontaneously combust, coworkers mysteriously disappear and the s...
Scott Lachut | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living
This quest for what might be, creates a seemingly infinite feedback loop where consumption continuously renews the appetite.
latimes.com | Melissa Healy | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living
Of the many things that long-term alcohol addiction can steal -- careers, lives, health, memory -- one of its most heartbreaking tolls is on relations...
Isha Judd | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living
It's impossible for intellect to see beyond its own constraints; impossible, for example, for it to understand love. The intellect is prized in western society, yet it is so limited in so many ways.
self.com | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living
This small fruit makes a big splash: Anthocyanins, the pigments behind blueberries' hue, may fight skin cancer and wrinkles while helping brain cells ...
nytimes.com | Benedict Carey | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living
The sight was not that unusual, at least not for Mosul, Iraq, on a summer morning: a car parked on the sidewalk, facing opposite traffic, its windows ...
Eli Davidson | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living
Do you find yourself sinking under the blaze of busy? Are papers marching across your desk in such a mad frenzy that your mind is goes blank the mome...
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living
In last week's blog, Susan Smalley, Ph.D., founder of the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) at UCLA, shared with us her fascinating journey. Af...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living
I submit that delaying the death penalty is an indication that our own brains are in conflict about killing people in the first place.
DivineCaroline | Vicki Santillano | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living
There are lots of foods that bring a smile to my face--cookies, veggie burritos, and peanut butter oatmeal (trust me, it's delicious) are just a few. ...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living
These studies show that regardless of our intentions or how we think we want to act, we are strongly influenced by what is on our minds when we are acting in the world.
wsj.com | Shirley S. Wang | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living
Allen Roses, director of Duke University's Deane Drug Discovery Institute, said that if other researchers get the same findings, it could mean a drast...
Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York
New York City, in this way is like a huge brain that is constantly combining and recombining itself, paring down old, unused parts and building up others, making new connections at every turn. This is how our brain operates, too.
Bill Donius | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business
As the recession continues and perhaps even deepens, it is difficult not to wonder about the next cycle. It appears that the economy will continue to ...
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living
Libraries are taking on a new mission to help promote cognitive health in their communities and using the concept of brain fitness.
Harvey Karp | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
We used to think substances like Teflon, plastics, and formaldehyde were harmless, but a rising tide of evidence has turned the spotlight on chemical exposures as a possible poison to our children's developing brains.
Sondra Kornblatt | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Create new connections--big or small--and your brain becomes more active and stays flexible. Even the brains of older people can grow new neurons.
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Think about this: How can anyone take care of his or her brain when every week brings a new barrage of articles and studies which seem to contradict each other?
N. E. Marsden | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business
Pioneers in the field of neurofinance are searching for the right neurococktail of emotion and logic for today's fast-paced electronic marketplace.
DivineCaroline | Kathryn Williams | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living
You've probably heard Mondays referred to as "blue" or a brightly colored shirt as "loud." For most people, these descriptions are figurative. Mondays...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living
The message here is that although we may be fixed in the ways in which we handle guilt, we can teach our brains to become smarter about how we handle our desires.
Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living
Lots of people notice that eating candy bars or other sweets gives them a quick pickup, but what they don't know is the long term damage that this type of eating is doing to your brain.
Motivation and Self Improvement | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living