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New Findings on How Chronic Stress Can Cause Mental Illnesses

EE Edit@rs · February 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment

This blog has written numerous times about the importance of acute stress for increased mental performance (such as here, here, and here).  But once stress becomes long-term and chronic, it becomes a hindrance.  But more than that, it can lead to mental illness.  Scientists have … [Read more...] about New Findings on How Chronic Stress Can Cause Mental Illnesses

Filed Under: Studies and News Tagged With: amygdala, chronic stress, gray matter, hippocampus, mental illness, myelin, stress, white matter

Difference Between Short-Term, Long-Term, and Working Memory

EE Edit@rs · January 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality Tagged With: hippocampus, long-term memory, long-term potentiation, prefrontal cortex, short-term memory, working memory

How Music Changes Your Mood

· September 28, 2013 · 9 Comments

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

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality, Emotion Management Tagged With: dopamine, hippocampus, limbic system, mood, music, prefrontal cortex, stress

Why Stress Can Be Beneficial for Learning

EE Edit@rs · August 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Do you remember when you crammed for an exam? How do you think were you able to learn at a short time and under so much pressure? The answer to these questions has long eluded neuroscientists. Exactly how the brain works has been a baffling question to many until recently. It … [Read more...] about Why Stress Can Be Beneficial for Learning

Filed Under: Education and Learning, Emotion Management, Personal Development Tagged With: adrenal cortex, amygdala, dorsal striatum, hippocampus, learning, mineralocorticoid, MRI, stress

How Exercise Helps the Brain

EE Edit@rs · May 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

[wp-ad-camp_1] When speaking of exercise, most people imagine from the neck down. However, brain health plays an integral role in nearly everything we do – feeling, working, thinking, eating, and even sleeping. Fortunately, there are recent studies suggesting effective ways to … [Read more...] about How Exercise Helps the Brain

Filed Under: Brain Health and Functionality, The Best of Examined Existence Tagged With: alzheimer's disease, brain health, endorphin, endorphins, exercise, hippocampus

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