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Brain Health and Functionality

Is Too Much Sleep Bad for You?

· May 13, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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There has been much talk about the importance of getting enough sleep.  Getting enough sleep enables you to think straight, reinforces memories and things you've learned, and reinvigorates the brain and body.  Too little sleep on the other hand makes you cranky, induce stress … [Read more...] about Is Too Much Sleep Bad for You?

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality Tagged With: neurotransmitter, rem sleep, serotonin, sleep

Why Standing Desks Are Good For Your Health

· May 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment

It is common knowledge that a sedentary lifestyle brings about a litany of health risks. Yet not many people know that it actually can pose equally serious health repercussions even for those who are physically active yet still sitting for prolonged periods at work or at home. … [Read more...] about Why Standing Desks Are Good For Your Health

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality, Health and Fitness Tagged With: cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, sit-stand desks, standing desks

Why Do We Get Addicted? The Science Behind Addiction

· April 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Addiction has stood to be an age-old social quandary, ravaging many lives and leaving towns, families, and people themselves desolate. But what does a habit or substance actually do to a person's brain that propels him to go great lengths-- that is to the point of losing his … [Read more...] about Why Do We Get Addicted? The Science Behind Addiction

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality Tagged With: addiction, amygdala, dopamine, drug addiction, gambling addiction, neurons, reward system

What Does Learning a Foreign Language Have to Do with Risk-Taking?

EE Edit@rs · April 15, 2014 · Leave a Comment

The benefits of learning a foreign language have been well-documented.  It changes the brain, improves memory, and stalls dementia.  But psychologists have found one peculiar thing learning a second language does to us, it makes us take more risk.   … [Read more...] about What Does Learning a Foreign Language Have to Do with Risk-Taking?

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality Tagged With: foreign language, learning

Improve Your Brain Power Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

EE Edit@rs · February 13, 2014 · 1 Comment

For those that are trying to figure out a scientifically verified way to improve intelligence and brain function, will be glad to know that several studies rally for the mind-improving benefits of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, known to many as tDCS.  Although the … [Read more...] about Improve Your Brain Power Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality, Studies and News Tagged With: cognitive enhancement, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, fluid intelligence, prefrontal cortex, tdcs, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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