September 12, 2024
Have you ever heard that our brains are wired for fight-or-flight when we face danger? It’s a popular idea, but what if that’s not the whole story? Lisa Feldman Barrett from Northeastern University explains that our brains don’t just react to danger with a fight-or-flight response. Instead, the brain’s main job is to predict what
July 25, 2024
Below is an article from Knowable Magazine featuring a conversation with psychologist Michael Inzlicht of the University of Toronto. Here are some of the key takeaways and insights: Distinction Between State and Trait Self-Control:State self-control refers to performance in specific, controlled tasks like the Stroop task.Trait self-control is the general ability to regulate behaviour in
July 12, 2024
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, is a major health issue, with over 130 million people worldwide expected to be affected by 2050. If we can delay the onset of dementia by just five years, we could see a 41% decrease in the number of cases by then. These statistics highlight the importance of finding ways to
June 27, 2024
By 2030, stress-related healthcare costs and missed work are expected to cost the global economy about $6 trillion each year. This enormous amount highlights the importance of finding better ways to handle stress and build stress resilience. Resilience, which is the ability to recover from difficult situations, is crucial. It means accepting change, managing negative
June 14, 2024
How often do you sleep on a problem and wake up with new ideas or insights? Recent research has found that during sleep, some brain cells not only replay past experiences but also predict future ones. We already know that sleep is essential for memory and learning. For instance, performance on memory tests improves after
May 16, 2024
Here are six interesting new research studies I came across recently:The early part of sleep is crucial for brain reset “When we are awake, the connections between brain cells get stronger and more complex. If this activity were to continue unabated, it would be energetically unsustainable.” Sleep, especially during the first half of sleep, prunes
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