Parents always wonder if they have done enough to prepare their children for school, or taught them enough. It’s common to second-guess our efforts at parenting, primarily because there is so much competition – for the “right†preschools and the need to start early to position your child for higher education. There is so much [...]
What fires off in our brains when we get to the point that we want to lash out with intense anger? Why do some people have a lower boiling point than others? Anger itself isn't a problem — it's how you handle it. Anger itself is a natural response. It causes your body to release [...]
Is it possible to tell how a voter will cast their ballot from looking at a scan of their brain using an fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)? Will brain mapping provide clues as to how the election will go? What actually goes on in your brain when you make a decision, or a mistake, or [...]
Remember how your grandfather used to tell those long and boring stories at Thanksgiving dinner when you were a kid? You couldn’t wait for him to stop so you could enjoy the great food! Funny thing is, I bet you remember those stories today, and probably have told them to your kids at your Thanksgiving [...]
2 Time USA Memory Champion, Ron White, set a USA record by memorizing a deck of cards in 1 minute and 27 seconds in 2009. That record stood for 2 years in the USA. In this video below he explains how he memorized a deck of cards so rapidly and how you can as well [...]
“Now, what did I come in here for?†How many times have you found yourself saying that after you walk into a room? It simply slipped your mind the reason you went in there in the first place, and it wasn’t to just pass through. You had a purpose in mind, but blanked out once [...]
You’ve seen the illusions, where two straight lines are of equal length, but the arrows at the ends point in opposite directions, which makes your mind believe the lines are of two different lengths. What about the photo where two people are looking at each other, but the area between them can either be in [...]
Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, co-funded mainly by the National Institute of Aging, and the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke, to begin a study on frontotemporal dementia, a degenerative brain disease that is almost as common as [...]
Some old songs actually can bring a smile to your face and add a zip to your step. Take for example: “Zippidy-doo-dah, Zippidy-day, My-oh-my what a wonderful day!†Doesn’t this at least make you smile? Well, smiling puts you in a good mood, and a good mood is great for your memory! A positive attitude [...]
Men are more susceptible to memory loss and some forms of cognitive impairment, according to a recent Mayo Clinic study. Their work indicates that by the time they reach 70 or 80 the percentage of men developing some form of memory loss is higher that that their female counterparts. The good news is - it [...]
