According to the US National Institutes of Health, there are approximately 5 million Americans who are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. This astonishingly high number is expected to continue rising unless a definitive cure can be found. Because this form of dementia continues … [Read more...] about Ten Ways to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer’s
The REM Sleep Cycle Explained
Our sleep is divided into two categories: one category is REM sleep and the other is in NREM. This is often referred to colloquially as the REM sleep cycle but many people don't know exactly what is or how it works. If you want to learn the ins and outs of the human sleep … [Read more...] about The REM Sleep Cycle Explained
The Nine Different Types of Intelligence
Intelligence is broken down into nine different types, also called the nine domains of intelligence. This categorization of intelligence was first theorized by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner in his 1983 book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Since … [Read more...] about The Nine Different Types of Intelligence
Ten Ways to Boost Your Creativity
Have you ever been envious of creative people and want to boost your creativity? Even if are not the creative type and have no desire to be creative, science has linked creativity to increased critical thinking skills. So what are you waiting for? Checking out these ten tips … [Read more...] about Ten Ways to Boost Your Creativity
What Time of Day Do You Learn Best?
Do you work better at certain times of the day and fight sleep at others? Suffer through a post-lunch haze of drowsiness? Get a burst of energy just as the workday is winding down? Through the course of any given day, we all have natural peaks and troughs in our energy levels … [Read more...] about What Time of Day Do You Learn Best?