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If this happened when you were a child, it can have an impact on your brain Sara London

Being obese through childhood and into adulthood will cause one to generally display lower processing speeds, and decreased ability to maintain attention. Read More

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Here’s why snap judgments tend to be wrong John Anderer

“Our attention is drawn to outliers,” says lead study author Mel W. Khaw, a postdoctoral research associate at Duke. “We tend to overestimate people who stand out in a crowd.” … Read More

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If your voice has this pitch, it could mean you have these personality traits John Anderer

Your voice can say a lot. Read More

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Turns out even if you move all day at work, it’s still not enough to keep you healthy CW Headley

The authors determined that occupational movement (movement routinely performed during physically demanding jobs) isn’t nearly as advantageous as traditional exercise regimens with respect to general health markers. Read More

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Here’s how the brain reacts when multiple people talk to you John Anderer

How the human brain deals with and processes multiple conversations at once is often called the “cocktail party problem” by scientists. Read More

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Your constant forgetfulness could be a sign of something much more serious CW Headley

Do you know what a thyroid fog is? … Read More

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Ancient diet trick: Eating carbs to make your brain bigger Kyle Schnitzer

Go for that second bagel. Read More

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Chronic yawning may mean you are the smartest person in the room John Anderer

Have you ever stopped to consider why humans and countless other mammals yawn so frequently? What purpose does it serve? … Read More

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This common health problem can put you at greater risk for Alzheimer’s CW Headley

For healthy adults, their blood pressure rises in the daytime then decreases in the evening. Reverse dipping, which denotes the inverse of this process, can sometimes be an early indicator of cognitive decline. Read More

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