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
dopamine
The Physiology and Biology of Mental Toughness
I just finished the book The Hour Between Dog And Wolf: Risk Taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust by neuroscientist John Coates. It is definitely a good book and I learned quite a bit from it. If you ever get the chance, I urge you to read it. Most of the book … [Read more...] about The Physiology and Biology of Mental Toughness
Nicotine as a Smart Drug
Although science has long been on a quest to find a cognitive enhancer in the form of a pill, the movie Limitless seem to pique the interest in cognitive enhancers for everyone else. In the movie, Bradley Cooper's character is a struggling writer who decides to take a pill, … [Read more...] about Nicotine as a Smart Drug
How Your Diet Affects Your Brain’s Health
Slimming diets come and go like a fad, but we seldom hear of brain diet. The brain consumes approximately a fifth or 20% of the body’s energy. For such a small mass of barely 2% of the body’s weight, it gobbles up so much. When one considers, though, that the brain is the most … [Read more...] about How Your Diet Affects Your Brain’s Health
How Music Changes Your Mood
Are you sad, depressed, or anxious maybe? You will be glad to know that you can chase all the blues away just by listening to your favorite music. Considered as a natural antidepressant, music can give you the euphoric high that antidepressant medications can bring. So if you are … [Read more...] about How Music Changes Your Mood