Why a change in activity can help restore your mind
How often do you feel exhausted and lack energy despite having spent a long time sat…
If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? – with Daniel Dennett A royal institution lecture
Oh my am I loving this lecture from the royal institute and Daniel Dennett. It is…
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Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck
If you have not heard of Carol Dweck’s work on the Growth mindset, then you are…
Brain health
I have a ton of research and links on this site about the brain, mind, brain…
Brain’s motor cortex uses multiple frequency bands to coordinate movement
How and why we move is a fascinating topic. We have long known that muscle movement…
Can training your nerves improve athletic performance?
In the last post I asked Why train your nerves? It was a precursor to explaining the…
Why train your nerves?
For many years I’ve noticed the forgotten aspect of training your nervous system and the adaptations…
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Fitness: Could your brains ability to harness energy explain age related mental decline?
Everyone seems to assume that your mind must degrade with age. I’ve never seen convincing evidence…
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It’s Not Memory Loss – Older Minds May Just Be Fuller of Information
So, It’s Not Memory Loss – Older Minds May Just Be Fuller of Information is the kind of…
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A good night of sleep is like hosing down your filthy brain
Why animals sleep remains one of the enduring mysteries of biology, but new research suggests the…
Brain Function "Boosted For Days After Reading a Novel"
Reading a gripping novel causes biological changes in the brain which last for days as the…
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Mental health: Can you train your emotions
I’ve been meaning to write this article for a long time but never felt I had…
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How Much Glucose Does Your Brain Really Need?
I understand that our brains can only obtain energy from sugar. The can’t get it from…
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Transfer of learning: How I get more done with less effort
During A-level PE, I learnt about the concept of transfer of learning, the principle that once…
The boy whose brain could unlock autism
I just came across this beautifully written article, “The boy whose brain could unlock autism,” and I am…
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How to help Dementia and Alzheimers
Lack of physical activity is now accepted as a serious health risk and the evidence shows that our…
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A message for life
My philosophy is that ‘The way you think defines what you achieve‘. By that I mean…
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Neural Darwinism: is this how we learn?
I’m excited to have just discovered Neural Darwinism through an interview with Gerald Edelman on all in the mind. The idea…
Does the human body crave the foods it requires?
I just found a post I really had to comment on. Couldn’t find a way to…
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