Daydreaming: what is it, why do we do it, can it be dangerous?
You are now entering Lala land (no, not the one with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, unfortunately) but a land where it’s all about you. […]
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Cognitive Development: A Complex Process
The process a child makes between making little sounds to talking, from crying at everything to maturing is incredible. That process is known as cognitive […]
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Effective communication skills: What are they and how to improve them?
Have you ever wanted to communicate better? Do you feel insecure when speaking in public? Is it hard for you to write? Do you not […]
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Selective Mutism: Everything you need to know
Recall your school-aged years. Did you ever have to give a presentation? If so, you were probably nervous standing in front of the class. It […]
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Optimism vs. Pessimism: Which is better for your health?
The way we view the world can say a lot about our mental and physical well-being. It can influence the people we interact with, the […]
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Cushing’s Disease: Everything you need to know
Fatigue, easy bruising, weight gain—sound familiar? Cushing’s disease is a relatively rare endocrine condition that affects 10 to 15 million people per year. While an […]
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Maslow’s Pyramid: what is it, how can we apply it?
Our needs move us to overcome every challenge that is thrown our way daily. What is Maslow’s pyramid? What is it for? What are its […]
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Applied research from the Aerospace Medicine Training Center (CIMA) applies CogniFit to evaluate army pilots.
The Aerospace Medicine Training Center (CIMA), part of the Air Force, focuses its actions on improving the safety and operational capacity of personnel with flight […]
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Differences between dyslexia and dyscalculia
“Why isn’t our son learning? Isn’t he trying hard or is something else happening? Is it serious? Will he fail the school year? How can […]
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Effects of Cocaine on the Brain: Learn more
Cocaine belongs to a group of addictive substances known as drugs. It stimulates the nervous system to create feelings of euphoria. The body eventually craves […]
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Auditory dyslexia: Is this possible?
Ever said “pasghetti” as a kid rather than “spaghetti”? Imagine that your brain couldn’t process the word “spaghetti” when it hears it and instead can […]
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Dyslexia In Adults: How to handle it
Trouble reading, writing, breaking down speech—dyslexia affects these crucial skills. 20% of the population is diagnosed with this learning disability first recognized in 1896. While […]
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High-Functioning Depression: Complete Guide
Everyone knows that there’s always another side to a person that the rest of the world doesn’t see. Sometimes the happiest person you knew from […]
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Personal Growth: How to achieve it
With the start of the new year, personal growth is a central focus. “I am going to eat healthier, drop those ten pounds, and meditate […]
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Fibromyalgia Treatment: Complete Guide
Whenever we are in pain, we find a way to make it stop. However, when you have fibromyalgia, the pain comes and goes as it […]
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Restless Leg Syndrome: A Complete Guide
Most people who suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome are held captive by unruly sensations in their limbs that are far out of their control. This […]
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Parkinson’s Disease Dementia: Two related diseases
Parkinson’s disease dementia. Both are words that, when alone, provoke a sense of dismay. Together, they can be catastrophic without a capable medical team and […]
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Insomnia Treatments: Learn about each one
We have all had nights where we couldn’t sleep no matter how hard we tried. Some people have to go through that every night. Luckily, […]
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Cerebellar Ataxia: Everything you need to know
We have all heard of neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. Chances are, there is someone in your life with either diagnosis, as both […]
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Early Signs of Fibromyalgia: A Complete guide
Another Sleepless Night? Insomnia Symptoms and Risk Factors
Knowledge of insomnia symptoms and risk factors can not only keep you well informed and improve your sleep but can enhance your overall health. Find out everything you need to know about insomnia symptoms in this article.
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Neuro-Linguistic Programming: Learning Brain Language
What is neuro-linguistic programming? How does it work? What are the methods and different techniques used?
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Parasomnia: Everything you need to know
What is a Parasomnia? What are the signs, symptoms, and treatments? Find out if you suffer from a parasomnia in this guide.
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Parkinson’s Disease stages: A Complete Guide
What is Parkinson’s disease? What are the different stages of Parkinson’s? What are some tips to deal with Parkinson’s disease stages?
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Agraphia: Everything on This Writing Disorder
Writer’s block comes with this job. There’s always a moment or two (or three) when I feel my brain can’t seem to put down in words what I want so earnestly to express to my readers.
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Natural Cancer Treatments: An Extensive Guide
What are the natural cancer treatments? How do natural cancer treatments affect the brain?
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Stages of Cancer: Learn about the different phases
We’ve all heard “She has stage III breast cancer” or “Thank goodness it’s only stage I!” What are the stages of cancer?
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Depression Diagnosis: Everything you need to know
Everyone experiences sadness in their life, whether it be short or long term. Upsetting and distressing life events or experiences can take a toll on […]
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Cognitive Trauma: What you need to know
Cognitive trauma in relation to brain impairment is not something that is greatly known, due to its diminishing characteristics that create deep-rooted effects. However, in […]
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What is a Teratoma: Find out if it is really your twin!
Many of us have heard about a case or two where the person says something along the lines of, “The doctors pulled out the tumor… […]
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Parkinson’s Treatment: How To Manage This Disease
Parkinson’s Treatment. The name usually evokes images of tremoring hands, countless medical appointments, or the doom and gloom fate of disease progression. Despite these negative […]
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Cancer Treatment: A Guide to the Different Types
Each type of cancer, at different stages, is treated differently with different people. What is cancer treatment and how do cancer treatments differ from one […]
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Sleep Disorders: 12 Different Types
Sleep disorders keep about 70 million Americans from getting what mattress commercials say we need most: a needed break from the day’s events. Sleep scientists-men […]
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Dyscalculia Symptoms: How does this impact your life
When you were in school did math equations looked like Klingon to you? Do you feel it takes you or maybe your child longer than […]
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Fine Motor Skills: Learn about Dexterity
Do you remember how you were able to write/type something yesterday? Are you left-handed or right-handed? Did you tie your shoelaces or hold a spoon […]
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Gross Motor Skills: Child Development
Remember how you sat up this morning in bed, stood up, walked to the shower, shampooed your hair by raising your arms to your head, […]
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Burnout Syndrome: Guide To This Exhausting Syndrome
Everyone knows the feeling of excitement and newness when they begin a job, school, or start up their own business. After a while though, that […]
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Famous Dyslexics: From Walt Disney to Jamie Oliver
Did you know that Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, and Muhammad Ali were all famous dyslexics? Dyslexia can greatly affect someone’s life, but that doesn’t mean […]
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What Causes ADHD: Comparing Facts and Myths
After hearing the initial ADHD diagnosis for either yourself or your child, one of the first things that could race through your mind is “What […]
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Living With Someone With ADHD
A rambunctious kid faces his punishment after he answers the teacher’s question without raising his hand. Fidgeting, a middle-aged man bounces up and down as he […]
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Complete Guide
You may have heard people talk about how they may think their child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder because they’re having trouble sitting still, or […]
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Learning to Drive: Guide To Mastering This Skill
Most of us had to learn how to drive- albeit at different ages under different circumstances such as snow and ice or extreme heat in […]
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Fibromyalgia Diet: Is there a specific diet?
Diets are all the rage nowadays, but what about diets for people living with chronic pain from a disease with an unknown cause? How much […]
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Types of Mood Disorders: An inside look
Types of Mood Disorders. Did you know that mood disorders could increase the risk of developing other disorders? Across the United States, a prominent amount […]
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Hormone Therapy: An Introductory Guide
Your body produces hormones in order to help function properly in the natural world. Occasionally, an irregular hormone concentration within our body can lead to […]
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Chronic Pain: Everything you need to know
A dull ache radiates down my leg, barely distracting from the knife-like sensation pulsating in my abdomen. Tears fill my vision because each discomforting twinge is […]
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Nutrition for kids: A complete guide
Nutrition for kids: Healthy nutrition when being young is as important as paying attention to your diet when being an adult. Especially at a young […]
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Types of Attention: A Useful Guide
Attention is the direction of cognitive resources toward certain stimuli in the environment. As a cognitive process, it is essential for almost every endeavor that […]
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Fugue State: Complete Guide to this Disorder
You might have heard it called by different names: Dissociative Fugue, Psychogenic Fugue. But the name isn’t as important as the mess it creates: a […]
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Language Acquisition Theory: A Comprehensive Guide
Language is what makes us human- it’s what sets us apart from so much of the animal kingdom. But how do we acquire language? What […]
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What is Chemotherapy: An Extensive Guide
When a family member or friend is put through chemotherapy, there is a large amount of panic that stricken the people around that person. Understandably […]
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Severe Insomnia: Symptoms and Treatments
Approximately one-third of our lives is spent sleeping. But for those who suffer from severe insomnia, it feels like much less than that. We all […]
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Sleep anxiety: Learn everything you need to know
When we are stressed and feeling anxious, we all probably toss and turn at night finding it hard to sleep. However, for some people, that […]
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Effects of Cancer: Learn the consequences of this disease
Cancer isn’t easy and everyone who comes across it is affected greatly by it in one way or another. Almost everyone feels chronic fatigue, while […]
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Early Signs of Parkinson’s: Find out everything
Every year 50,000 people will be newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Unfortunately, for many of these people, this diagnosis will come as a complete surprise. […]
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Depression Treatment: Finding One That Works
“Well, that’s depressing” is a statement often given without a second thought. Those without depression seldom pause to contemplate the context of their words. Depression […]
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ADHD Parenting: A complete guide
ADHD Parenting may sometimes be frustrating. You take your child to school with hopes that everything goes smoothly and in the first parent-teacher conference things […]
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Senescence: Aging Cells That Drain Youth?
What is senescence? How does it affect the cells in organisms? How does it affect health? Should humans accept senescence as a natural form of […]
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Early Signs of Dyslexia: Learn how to spot them
Early signs of dyslexia. “What is Dyslexia?”, “How can I tell if my child is dyslexic?”, “How can parents can help their dyslexic child?”. These […]
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Stages of Sleep: Discover what happens when you sleep
Stages of Sleep. Everyone needs sleep and although the overall reason as to why is still a mystery, science is finding out more and more […]
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Pregnancy Depression: A Complete Guide
Pregnancy is supposed to be one of the happiest times of one’s life. If that’s true, then why do 14-23% of women struggle with pregnancy […]
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Mood Swings: Learn everything you need to know
We all have mood swings- it’s part of everyday life. However, not everyone’s mood swings from tree to tree, changing constantly. When changes in mood […]
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Concentration Problems: Symptoms, Causes, and Tips
Problems concentrating isn’t only something that happens to kids- many adults find themselves struggling to concentrate, and we’ve probably all had moments where, no matter […]
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Chemotherapy Side Effects: A Complete Guide
We all probably know someone who has had cancer at some point in their lives or another. The majority having had to go through a […]
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White Matter: Everything you need to know
Everyone has probably heard of “white matter” and “gray matter” before when people talk about our brain. This article focuses on the light-colored matter, what […]
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Types of Memory: Learn everything you need to know
Where did you put the keys? Why does she look so familiar? What was his name again? This is a situation we have all been at […]
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Homework tips for children with ADHD: A complete guide
Homework tips for children with ADHD: At school, any child might have trouble with homework. This being not understanding the assignment or taking forever to […]
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Treat Dyscalculia: Find out the different accommodations
If you are already seeking treatment it is probably because you or your child has been diagnosed with dyscalculia or math dyslexia. Dyscalculia is a […]
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Infidelity: Taking Betrayal to a Whole New Level
We’ve all felt betrayed at least once in our lifetime. Whether it’s been by a close friend or a sibling, this intense feeling of disloyalty […]
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What is Dyslexia: 16+ Basic Facts That You Should Know
There have been so many parents and teachers worried about children not reading properly, confusion letters and having trouble learning to write. Even though not […]
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Theories of Personalities: Everything you need to know
When you tell your friends about a date you had, how often do you immediately describe their personality? I’m sure you often find yourselves explaining […]
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Play therapy: A safe environment mentally and physically
Being able to provide a setting in which a child can be entertained, and feel comfortable has been an issue that all parents have to […]
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Déjà vu: All about that feeling of familiarity
“Been there. Done that” is a common saying in English. Did you know that “Been there, Seen that” is, too? We just don’t say it […]
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Nightmares: A Complete Guide to These Bad Dreams
We’ve all had nightmares at one time or another, those terrifying dreams that wake us up startled. Nightmares are normal, but if they cause discomfort […]
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Family Therapy: A Guide to Improving Family Relationships
Family therapy aims to restore family balance, improve communication and solve family conflicts that generate tension. Family therapy is recommended when there are conflicts at […]
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Empathy: Can you put yourself in someone else’s shoes?
You’ve probably talked or heard about it, but do you really know the implications of empathy and its meaning? Empathy is much more than putting […]
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Anorexia Nervosa: What it is, symptoms, causes and treatment
Anorexia nervosa is currently one of the mental disorders with the highest mortality rates. 90% of anorexia nervosa cases happen in women and its incidence […]
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Physiological Effects Of Depression: A Complete Guide
Depression is a serious mental condition that many people suffer from. A lot of people cannot seem to grasp the extent to which depression can […]
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Guilt: Find everything you need to know about this emotion
Guilt is a human emotion and can come in many different forms, it has the ability to affect everyone differently. Some may have the feeling […]
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Co-Sleeping With Your Newborn- A Complete Guide
After 9 long months of anticipation and mixed emotions, you finally get to welcome your little bundle of joy into the world. You’ve gained valuable […]
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