For the most part, memory and how it works has largely been a mystery to experts. However, what scientists do know is that memory is partitioned into several different parts---primarily short-term memory, long-term memory, and working memory. Working memory, short-term memory, … [Read more...] about Difference Between Short-Term, Long-Term, and Working Memory
Brain Health and Functionality
Epilepsy Drug the Secret to Perfect Pitch?
A team of international scientists might have discovered a way to reopen critical periods of brain development, allowing young and old adults alike the ability to acquire perfect pitch (or absolute pitch) in order to speak a language with perfect accent or play music by ear with … [Read more...] about Epilepsy Drug the Secret to Perfect Pitch?
Why Meditation Can Help You Become a Better Stock Investor
Meditation is becoming a trend on Wall Street and among active stock investors. At an investing conference, famed billionaire investor Ray Dailo expressed that meditation has helped him gain an upper edge on Wall Street. So why are investors flocking to meditation to hone and … [Read more...] about Why Meditation Can Help You Become a Better Stock Investor
The Importance of Glucose to the Brain
Glucose, at its very core, is a carbohydrate. It is also the most important sugar in human metabolism, the reaction and breakdown of chemicals to maintain our living state. And within the brain itself, it is also the primary source of energy (along with glycogen) used to … [Read more...] about The Importance of Glucose to the Brain
The Difference Between Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence
Intelligence was once thought of as a single concept, until psychologist Raymond Cattell introduced the notions of fluid and crystallized intelligence in his research for the Journal of Psychology. The two types of intelligences are governed by separate entities within the brain … [Read more...] about The Difference Between Fluid Intelligence and Crystallized Intelligence