Gene To Increase Brainpower Found
An amazing discovery, conducted by researchers at MIT and published in the journal Nature indicates a gene has…
Depression Causes Inability to Concentrate
The hippocampus of the brain is responsible for short-term memory. When a person is depressed the hormone cortisol…
Put An End To Test Anxiety
Millions of people get sweaty palms and start to panic just before a big test. No matter how…
Common Causes of Dementia
What causes Dementia? What causes Alzheimer’s? Dementia refers to a disease in which the nerve cells in the…
Memory Retention During Violent and Humorous Viewing
Research was conducted at Pacific Union College to find out if memory retention was increased or decreased during…
Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Patients
As the average age continues to grow so does the possibility that more of us will be taking…
Making Decisions Can Tax Your Brain
Every day we are confronted with decisions — what to wear; if we should hire that person; is…
Do IQ Tests Really Test Your Intelligence?
Is intelligence something we are born with, do you improve your IQ when you improve our memory, or…
The Dangers from Brain Swelling
Athletes like Mohammad Ali, Philadelphia Eagles football player Andre Waters, and NFL player Dave Duerson all have/had chronic…
Older Brains Have Problems Multi-Tasking
As young people our brains are able to switch from one mental activity to another. As we get…
Brain Pacemakers for Treatment of Alzheimer’s
Most of us have heard about pacemakers being implanted in coronary patients to regulate their heart’s rhythm, but…
Reasons to Ditch the Sleep Meds
Americans filled more than 56 million prescriptions in 2008 for sleeping pills, and another $600 million was spent…