Tag: brain
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UCLA Researchers Find How Our Brains Track Our Location
A recent UCLA study reveals how our brains navigate places, know our precise location, and also monitor others around us. Published Dec. 23, 2020, in the journal Nature, these findings imply that our brains generate a code to mark others’ location relative to ours. “We studied how our brain reacts when we navigate a physical…
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Transformation Might Be Hard, But It Doesn’t Need to Be Complicated
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the last year donning your finest pajamas, scarfing snacks long after dinner, and spending maybe a little more time in a chair and at your computer. And, with the end of the pandemic in sight, you are probably feeling a powerful desire to reset. So take advantage of…
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Researchers Find a Mutation That Causes Early Onset Dementia
By now, most people are familiar with early onset dementia and the fact that it’s incurable and has little to no treatment options available. If you’ve ever had a loved one who had dementia, you know how devastating the disorder can be. If you haven’t, thank your lucky stars. Early onset dementia is, no doubt,…
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Scientists Explain The 12 Best Foods For Your Brain
The food that we ingest has a significant impact on how the brain functions. Just as we avoid junk food due to adverse effects on the body, we should do so for the brain. For example, it’s a scientific fact that individuals who eat junk food, including fast food, are more than 50 percent more…
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Researchers Explain What Happens To Your Brain When You Learn Something New
I have fought against the idea that just because I’m older I can’t reform my old mentalities, use new inventions, or learn something new. Case in point, I took up mobile gaming of RPG’s and strategy games, learned how to play trading card games, let go of my old biases about anime, and questioned my…
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13 Habits That Make Your Brain Age Faster
It’s no secret that the brain ages with the body. Cognitive decline and all sorts of degenerative disorders can develop as you grow older. The brain, like any other organ in the body, needs to be taken care of. If we fail to do so, it can become sick – just like any other body…