October 24, 2024

Over the past ten years, scientists have been exploring how lifestyle changes can support brain health. Two popular activities that often come up are physical exercise and playing video games. These activities are said to help improve memory, problem-solving, and communication skills and may even help slow down age-related brain decline. Exercise and video gaming

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October 3, 2024

Depression is a complex mental health condition that affects how we feel, think, and behave. Recent research has shed light on the role of a specific brain network—called the salience network—that helps the brain identify and focus on the most important information, whether it’s a physical sensation, an emotional experience, or something happening in the

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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

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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

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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

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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

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