The Brain

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Scientists discover this activity is the key to having a stronger memory John Anderer

Imagine your memory is a warehouse. Each night as you fall asleep the night crew begins its shift and takes stock of the warehouse’s inventory and any available space for new deliveries. Read More

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Harvard team just made startling discovery about the brain power behind glimpses John Anderer

According to a new study just conducted by researchers at Yale University and Harvard University, this remarkable ability shows just how much insight the brain can gain from just looking at another person’s eyes. Read More

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If you have this dental issue, you may develop severe dementia later John Anderer

“We looked at people’s dental health over a 20-year period and found that people with the most severe gum disease at the start of our study had about twice the risk for mild cognitive impairment or dementia by the end.” … Read More

Office Life

This is what happens to your brain when you read a rude work email CW Headley

Most offices in the US have committed to indefinite telework operations. Less facetime means more confrontation. While enduring passive-aggressive emails may not seem like something addressing, a new metanalysis from research methodologist, Zhenyu Yuan of the University of Illinois at Chicago, posits that the psychological effects of rude emails can actually fester and take a toll on our well being. Read More

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The science behind why you should trust your gut John Anderer

Viscerofugal neurons connect our brains and guts, relaying sensory information from within our stomachs up to the brain. Read More

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This hormone may be the key to keeping your brain healthy for more years CW Headley

In the new report, the authors posit that oxytocin may actually help reverse cognitive damage induced by this buildup. Read More

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If you lose this ability, you may be at higher risk for dementia CW Headley

Our multisensory functions are rarely impaired without some kind of underlying condition. In the new study authors, Willa Brenowitz, Allison R Kaup, and Kristine Yaffe posit that loss of smell can actually be a key player in regards to preclinical dementia detection. Read More

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This is why you keep misremembering mundane, everyday chores John Anderer

A new study from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign investigated the phenomenon of misremembering everyday chores and found that this near-universal flaw in human memory is caused by a conflation of intention and action. Read More

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If this is your BMI, you are more at risk for dementia John Anderer

This analysis produced some telling results. Read More

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