Cell phones flourished with the advent of the new millennium. There are almost 5 billion users in the world today. With this magnitude of users, these questions lurk in everyone’s mind, “Is the cell phone safe for the brain?” “Do they really affect the brain?” These questions arise from the fact that cell phones operate [...]
Do you know that your brain can dictate to your body to reduce your sugar concentration? Without the brain, specifically the hypothalamus, you will not be feeling anything. That is exactly what happens when you lose consciousness, the brain is “dead,” and so you feel nothing. It is when the brain responds to stimuli that [...]
Do you ever get those days when you’re simply not in your element? You go to work without focus, stare blankly at the audiovisual during a staff meeting, and go back to staring blankly at your computer, unable to focus on what needs to be done. Days like these don’t just happen – not if [...]
When we think of fats, we also automatically associate it with obesity, clogged arteries and well, a few new pair of jeans. What most people don’t know is that while there are the bad fats, there are also the fats that actually neutralize the effects of bad fats.
The body is not the only thing affected [...]
In a report conducted by a UK organization called Foresight, predictions were made about the future of brain enhancing drugs. There is a growing trend among adults to take cognitive-enhancing drugs like Provigil, Ritalin, Inderal and Adderall. Adderall is typically prescribed for individuals with ADHD – attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
And according to Tech Crunch, maybe Silicon [...]
Stimulating your brain should be a high priority in your life. It provides positive results in the long term for your overall health. Specifically, it keeps your brain healthy and strong. One way to stimulate your brain is to focus on training and improving your memory.
The hippocampus is a major part of your brain. This [...]
Consumption of large quantities of alcohol negatively affects our behavior and impairs our judgment. It can also cause serious physical side effects – anything from vomiting to alcohol poisoning. But how does alcohol affect the brain? Long after the hangover, what does alcohol do to the brain?
Alcohol consumption can have temporary effects on the brain, [...]
For about a century (since the birth of modern neuroscience) scientists debated whether or not a human’s brain can change. Of course, back then, no one could confirm their theories. There were no way they could see the human brain change over time.
Now they do. They call the human brain’s ability to change “neuroplasticity”. In [...]
