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Multitasking has become a way of life – and work – for many of us. Most of us consider it an acquired skill. We check mails while on a conference call. Talk on the cell phone while driving. Doing two or three things at once is almost second-nature now. But multitasking is not the most [...]
When you work out, a few things probably run through your mind: changing your body composition, burning calories, building more muscle and strengthening your cardiovascular system. But did you know that there is one body part that most of us neglect to think about in terms of exercise? This specific organ helps you do, well, [...]
You may have taken a yoga class and when the teacher starts using “yoga words” (aka sanskrit terms), you have no idea what they are talking about! So here is a little cheat sheet for you so when your yoga teacher says “on to a adho-mukha svanasana” you go right into downward facing dog instead [...]
Our brain is arguably the most important organ in our body. We use it to think, talk, and make sense of our other senses. If we don’t keep up our brain health, it could mean disaster. No one wants to fall victim to the many diseases out there that affect our brains filled with memories, [...]
Can exercise make the brain more fit? That absorbing question inspired a new study at the University of South Carolina during which scientists assembled mice and assigned half to run for an hour a day on little treadmills, while the rest lounged in their cages without exercising. Earlier studies have shown that exercise sparks neurogenesis, [...]
Studies have shown that keeping your brain challenged and engaged can actually help to prevent Alzheimer’s. Try games like crossword puzzles that work both the visual and language areas of your brain while combining decision-making and motor coordination. You can also try brain games like the card below. As fast as you can, read out [...]
Beauty is famously in the eye of the beholder; but it’s also in the beholder’s brain, and may work differently in the brains of men and women. In men, images they consider to be beautiful appear to activate brain regions responsible for locating objects in absolute terms – x- and y-coordinates on a grid. Images [...]
It’s certainly possible. You may be referring to the results of a study at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, which found that mental stimulation similar to that occurring with frequent Internet use may improve the way the brain processes and encodes new information. Earlier research by the UCLA team showed that searching [...]
Google “improve brain power” and you’ll find all sorts of tips, techniques, books, and games explaining how you could improve your brain power. Most of them involve physical exercise, balanced nutrition and complex mental exercises. While it would be cool if everyone could incorporate these tips, I highly doubt that after reading such advice you [...]
Seems like everyone these days has an iPhone, iPod, iPad, Blackberry, or other smartphone. We all love our various Apps to help us find our parking spots, remember our passwords, play music, and of course…play games! What if we told you there were tons of fun and inexpensive Apps to play that helped you keep [...]
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