Even when we sleep our brains are still engaged – organizing our day, putting things into long-term memory, tying up loose ends and taking care of our life as we get our rest. When you are at rest your brain is not. Scientists first recorded brain activity, through the use of an electro encephalogram recording [...]
The National Institutes of Health reports approximately 50 to 70 million Americans experience some form of sleep disorder, enough to “significantly diminish†their health, safety, slower reactions and inability to focus. The interruption of sleep could come in the form of sleep apnea, inability to get to sleep, too much sleep, or poor quality of [...]
The French National Institute of Health Research conducted a study to evaluate the relationship between “metabolic syndrome†and its connection to memory decline in older adults. The study found that older people with risk factors for metabolic syndrome might be at a higher risk for memory loss. The American Heart Association (AHA) describes metabolic syndrome [...]
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 [...]
The best brain exercises you can do for yourself is to get off that couch and work out. You probably haven’t thought of real exercise, where you get on a treadmill or work out at the gym as brain exercises, but you should start now. There are so many risk factors that can wreak havoc [...]
Social interaction has been found to be significant in the retention of memory. It is through communicating with others a person keeps their body active through conversation, allows them to release stress, and stave off depression. Recently scientists have been able to view the way our brains behave while interacting with others in a social [...]
It may seem like a stretch between memory and forgiveness, but there actually is a link. The link is depression. When you have depression, it's more than feeling sad. The feeling is intense, and you have lost interests in things you used to enjoy. It is not a sign of weakness, but a medical illness, [...]
A decline in cognitive function – reduced attention skills, brain processing speed and reasoning ability – is a normal consequence of aging. For some, the rate of this decline is accelerated and may go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study, published in Nature, shows that the blood of young mice contains proteins that [...]
People who are plagued with chronic pain dream of a day they can move pain-free. Often doctors are not able to pinpoint the source of the pain, so they prescribe medications to help alleviate the symptoms. Some medications give them a little relief, but often the medications have more side effects than relieve. Chronic pain [...]
A study published in medical journal Neurology, found that people who think that they are in poor health are more likely to develop dementia later in life. Among study participants with no cognitive problems, those who rated their health as poor were nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who rated their health [...]
