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Catecholamines: Direct influence in mood and health

January 3, 2020 - Cheyanne Perry

Catechol-awhat? Most have probably only heard the word ‘catecholamines’ in passing or during a brief lesson in science class years ago. While the name sounds […]

Frontotemporal Dementia: Everything you need to know

September 27, 2019 - Paloma Contreras Iáñez

What is frontotemporal dementia? Are all dementias the same? This post explains everything you need to know about frontotemporal dementia. Understanding why people with this […]

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Chiari Malformation: A congenital disorder

July 19, 2019 - Cheyanne Perry

Chiari Malformation. The human skull is a bony structure that houses the brain. Along with support, it protects the tissues of the brain and spinal […]

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Reye’s Syndrome: A complete guide

May 9, 2019 - Cheyanne Perry

Like most serious medical conditions, early intervention is a matter of life or death. However, rare illnesses often go undetected simply because not enough people […]

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Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Complete Guide

February 27, 2019 - Cheyanne Perry

When it is time to have a child, no parent expects their baby to be born ill. Yet, that is the reality of Prader-Willi Syndrome. […]

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Noonan Syndrome: A Rare Disorder

February 25, 2019 - Cheyanne Perry

Thousands of genes make up the human body. Various combinations of DNA (building blocks of genes) are the reason why you have brown hair and […]

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Cerebellar Ataxia: Everything you need to know

December 26, 2018 - Cheyanne Perry

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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Depression Diagnosis: Everything you need to know

November 19, 2018 - Marisa Smith

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

November 16, 2018 - Bri T

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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Concentration Problems: Symptoms, Causes, and Tips

September 7, 2018 - Andrea García Cerdán

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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White Matter: Everything you need to know

September 5, 2018 - Anna Bohren

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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Treat Dyscalculia: Find out the different accommodations

August 27, 2018 - Molly Minchew

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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Physiological Effects Of Depression: A Complete Guide

August 1, 2018 - Anna Bohren

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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Gray Matter: How we process information

July 27, 2018 - Anna Bohren

We “normal, everyday people” have all probably heard the term “gray matter” when talking about the brain. We’ve also probably heard about “white matter”. However […]

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Binge watching: Complete guide to its effects on the brain and body

July 20, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Just about everyone and their pets have binge-watched something before. Netflix found that on average, 61% of users watch between 2-6 episodes in one sitting. […]

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Anhedonia: A complete guide to finding no pleasure

July 13, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Feel like nothing is worth giving it a try? Like everything that you do, provides little to no satisfaction? We all have things that we […]

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Anxiety: A complete guide to understanding this emotion

July 9, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Sweaty palms, nerves, and panic attacks are what over 40 million Americans deal with. What is anxiety and how is it measured? What are the […]

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Family Separation: Learn how it can affect everyone in the family

July 9, 2018 - Anna Bohren

All over the world, children are separated from their parents daily. Some got to live with relatives, some live in foster care, and some remain […]

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Motion Sickness: An explanation to travelling nausea

July 2, 2018 - Anna Bohren

As a kid, I never felt motion sick- ever. I would go on the craziest of carnival rides and not feel dizzy one bit. Then […]

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Abulia: A complete guide to beating a lack of motivation

June 29, 2018 - Nalini Suratt

Have you ever been so tired that you just didn’t want to do anything? Even things you usually enjoy doing? Have you ever lost the […]

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Reactive Depression: A complete guide to this hidden activator

June 25, 2018 - Douglas Mackliff

Depression has now become a topic that is talked about prominently in all forms of medium. This has led to a vast amount of knowledge […]

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Fear: Everything you need to know about being scared

June 15, 2018 - Anna Bohren

In the famous words of Franklin Roosevelt, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!”, but what exactly is fear, what does it […]

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The Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response – An internet trend with potential?

June 1, 2018 - Patrick Agresz

Have you ever listened to music and felt the chills? Usually this feeling is achieved when we listen to a song we really enjoy. Many […]

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Positive emotions: A guide to increase your quality of life

May 4, 2018 - Patrick Agresz

Positive emotions: The pursuit of your favorite activity, hearing a great speech that inspires us or simply laughing with your friends all cause an increase […]

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Looking at the Neuron; Its structures and their functions.

April 9, 2018 - Rupinder Bajwa

Cell body. There are around 100 billion neurons in the brain! Neurons are really small, measuring in microns (thousands of a millimetre) The smallest neuron […]

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Neurodegenerative Diseases: Characteristics, Cures, and Prevention

April 3, 2018 - Molly Minchew

Neurodegenerative diseases- What are they? Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by damage to the nervous system, causing cognitive decline and changes in brain functions and how the […]

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Dysthymia: Persistent Depressive Disorder- What is it and Symptoms

March 27, 2018 - Andrea García Cerdán

We’ve all been “there”, where we find ourselves more down than usual, we don’t feel like doing anything and have a constant feeling of apathy. […]

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Too Much Coffee? How Caffeine Affects Your Brain

March 22, 2018 - Radiyyah Hussein

Almost everyone loves to have a nice, hot cup of coffee every once in a while. In fact, studies show that 85% of the U.S. […]

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Brain Gym: 16 Activities That Will Help Your Brain Stay Younger

March 20, 2018 - Andrea García Cerdán

Brain Gym for a healthy mind. A few years ago, we started to learn about the importance of training our brains. Today we know that […]

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Brain based learning: What is it and how to apply it

March 20, 2018 - Cepee Tabibian

What is brain based learning, and why it matters. Brain bases learning is a new perspective in teaching and learning that is based on using technology and knowledge of the […]

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Understanding the brain and neurotransmitters

The different types of neurotransmitters: What are they?

March 20, 2018 - Jessica Prashad

You’ve probably heard of how dopamine plays a role in feelings of pleasure, or how serotonin levels influence depression. This barely scratches the surface when […]

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Are You Ready To Make A Change? Tips for How To Start Working Out

March 19, 2018 - Andrea García Cerdán

Have you tried to start working out before but you gave up when it got hard? Do you want to start again, but you’re not […]

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Brain plasticity; Rewiring the brain

March 15, 2018 - Rupinder Bajwa

Once upon a time, researchers and scientist theorised that the brain stops developing within the first few years of life. The connections the brain makes […]

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Dysphasia: Difficulty with comprehension of spoken or written language

March 5, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Imagine not being about to sing your favorite song, or not being able to write or say how you feel or what you are thinking. […]

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Sports Psychology: From training your body to your emotions

March 2, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Have you ever thought about how your favorite athletes are able to do what they do? They do it by using sports psychology. In this […]

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Stages of Grief: Complete guide on what stages to expect when grieving

March 1, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Everybody grieves at some point in their life… but what is grief? What are the different stages of grief? How does grief affect the body? […]

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Not Sure If You Should Take The Leap? Cognitive Benefits of Learning Foreign Languages

February 26, 2018 - Rupinder Bajwa

We may not look back on our foreign language classes at school with much fondness.However, after reading about the following benefits of learning foreign languages, […]

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Sex differences in the brain: Is there a male and a female brain?

February 20, 2018 - Marcela Salazar

For many years, science has tried to explain how women and men are different beyond sexual traits. On this matter, research continues on how sex differences […]

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Types of exercise: Different types of exercise and their benefits

February 19, 2018 - Rupinder Bajwa

Types of exercise. Cue the groans! This blog post is all about the benefits of different types of exercise. Yes! You read that correctly! Although […]

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Money doesn’t buy happiness; or does it?

February 16, 2018 - Rupinder Bajwa

We’ve all dreamt about winning the lottery. We day dream about what we would buy with our winnings. While spending our winnings, basking in the […]

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Cognitive Reserve: What it is, Aging, Alzheimer’s and How To Improve It

February 15, 2018 - Molly Minchew

We often talk about cognitive reserve when referring to someone who takes care of their brain health, who has the ability to decrease cognitive decline […]

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Brain seizures: When The Brain Has Too Much Energy

February 13, 2018 - Patrick Agresz

Brain seizures: Some of us have to deal with them every single day, whilst others can be witnesses of someone having a brain seizure. Most […]

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The Effects of Sugar on the Brain: Everything you need to know

February 13, 2018 - Anna Bohren

We are always hearing about how sugar is bad for us, but how does it affect us? How does sugar affect our brains? In this […]

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Fibromyalgia: What is it, symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment

February 12, 2018 - Molly Minchew

Fibromyalgia. If you don’t know what fibromyalgia is, you should know that those who suffer from it have to cope with hypersensitivity, which causes a […]

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How to Improve Your Short-Term Memory: Study Tips to Remember Everything

February 11, 2018 - Radiyyah Hussein

If you want to improve your short-term memory, look no further for some ways to help you out. Your short-term memory is what allows you […]

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Amygdala: The powerhouse of emotions

February 9, 2018 - Jessica Taylor

Our brain is a palace of structures. It dictates everything we do, how we think, how we behave and how we feel. In this article, […]

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Phonemic Awareness: The Sounds of Reading

February 7, 2018 - Anna Bohren

Have you ever thought about the difference between the pronunciation of “bat” and “pat”? e. In this article, we answer questions like what is phonemic […]

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Demyelinating Diseases: A useful guide to diseases involving myelin

January 11, 2018 - Alejandra Salazar

What are the types of demyelinating diseases that affect the central nervous system? In this article, we answer all your questions: functions of myelin, causes […]

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Sensory Integration Therapy: What is it and who benefits from it?

January 8, 2018 - Jenna Buono

Sensory integration therapy. Sensory integration refers to the brain’s ability to organize sensory information that comes from our surroundings. Sensations come in as perception and […]

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Non-Native Accent in the Job: The Problems

December 7, 2017 - Patrick Agresz

In a world that is becoming smaller and smaller, a mix of different cultures becomes more prevalent in our job and also our private life. […]

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Cerebellum: Much more than motor coordination

November 22, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

It is likely that a few seconds ago before you arrived here you were typing on your computer or phone. We do it quickly and […]

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Meditation for Depression: Alternative treatments to cure complex disorders

November 21, 2017 - Patrick Agresz

Meditation for depression. Some call it a powerful tool to increase attention and focus whereas others are repelled by the thought of just sitting around, […]

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The comfort zone: What it is and is it beneficial? Tips to break out

November 10, 2017 - Patrick Agresz

The comfort zone. It contributes to making us feel mentally safe in our everyday life. Developing a routine such as arriving to work always at […]

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Color Psychology: How Colors Affect Us and What Each One Means

November 7, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

What is color psychology? How do colors influence emotions? What do the colors mean? What do the colors convey in different cultures? The meaning of […]

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Dyspraxia: Is your child clumsy? A reason for this could be this condition

November 2, 2017 - Patrick Agresz

Dyspraxia. It is commonly seen nowadays: On the one hand, you have the group of children that seems to be able to have no problems […]

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Cognitive Learning: A Guide to Types of Learning

October 31, 2017 - Mario de Vicente

Whether you realize it or not, cognitive learning has played an important role in your life ever since you were a baby. You learn through […]

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Internet Addiction: Guide to understanding and addressing the problem

October 18, 2017 - Andrea García Cerdán

Does your child spend too much time on his mobile phone? The answer is very likely to be yes. In this article, you will find […]

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Brain Hemispheres: Everything you need to know

September 1, 2017 - Andrea García Cerdán

What are the functions of each brain hemispheres? What does each half of our brain do? Is it true that the left hemisphere is the […]

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When Brain Training Works, It Can Help Millions of Lives and Improve the Quality of Life of the World’s Aging Population

August 22, 2017 - CogniFit

An Australian systematic review shows how CogniFit solutions are both effective and useful, and why few brain and neuro scientific solutions work. A new study […]

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Addiction: From Drugs to Brain to Behavior

August 18, 2017 - Valerie Sidelkivska

Addiction is a very common concept in today’s society. When we think about addiction, we usually picture drug addicts, looking for another fix. Addiction, however, […]

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Peer Pressure: Why We Feel It, How to Overcome it, and Can It Be Positive?

August 17, 2017 - Julien Meyers

Peer Pressure. When we hear the phrase ‘peer pressure’ we often think back to grade school. We might think of the pressure children and adolescents […]

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Adrenalin or Epinephrine: A Useful Guide with Questions and Answers

August 17, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

Learn all about Adrenalin (epinephrine): What it is and what does it do, characteristics, functions, effects, release, what happens when we have an excess, its […]

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Agoraphobia: Fear of public places and situations

August 16, 2017 - Valerie Sidelkivska

Agoraphobia can make you feel trapped and feel like you are not able to get out. It’s a mental disorder that causes you to worry […]

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Synesthesia: Can You Hear Colors?

August 11, 2017 - Valerie Sidelkivska

What is it like to hear colors and see sounds – people who have synesthesia might be able to give a little insight into that. […]

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OCD or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Danger of Repetitive Behaviors

August 9, 2017 - Valerie Sidelkivska

OCD or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Knock-knock-knock. You knock 3 in a steady manner. Every single wooden piece of furniture in your room needs to be knocked. […]

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Placebo Effect: What is it and how does it work?

August 8, 2017 - Valerie Sidelkivska

The medical and scientific community has recognized the placebo effect for many years. For a person that is not involved with science, the phrase might […]

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Optogenetics: An all powerful revolutionary technique?

August 8, 2017 - Valerie Sidelkivska

Optogenetics is a new form of stimulating and controlling cells in the living tissue. Research is advancing in ways that we have not thought imaginable […]

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CogniFit evaluates the capabilities of astronauts in the space mission: Poland Mars Analogue Simulation 2017 (PMAS 2017)

August 4, 2017 - CogniFit

CogniFit participates in the “space race” to reach Mars by assessing the cognitive performance of astronauts under adverse conditions. CogniFit, a leading neuropsychological assessment, cognitive […]

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Shopping Addiction: How does it start and how to overcome it?

August 4, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

Shopping Addiction. Have you ever gone to the supermarket for a couple of things and ended up with a full shopping cart? Why are we […]

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Tourette’s Syndrome: Complete guide to understanding and treating it

July 31, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

Tourette’s syndrome is a type of tic disorder that severely incapacitates the person. What usually draws attention are the cases in which these people repeatedly […]

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Types of hormones: People are pure chemistry

July 28, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

Types of hormones. What are hormones and what functions do they have in our body and brain? Why are these substances so important? Humans are […]

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Pregnancy Changes the Brain: Does Pregnancy Brain Have Negative Effects Long Term?

July 25, 2017 - Puja Sethi

Pregnancy changes the brain. She took her pregnancy test and it was confirmed, she was going to bring a new life into this world. What […]

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Coprolalia: The reason behind involuntary profane outbursts

July 19, 2017 - Jessica Taylor

Obscene language is a big part of everybody’s daily lives – whether we like to believe it or not. Perhaps you banged your toe against the […]

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Emotional Contagion: Everything You Need to Know

July 14, 2017 - Clara Morris

Emotional Contagion. Have you ever been in a bad mood and all of a sudden it seems like everyone around you is in a bad […]

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Korsakoff Syndrome: inventing memories to compensate forgetfulness

July 13, 2017 - Andrea García Cerdán

Korsakoff syndrome is a memory problem that is usually due to alcohol abuse or overly restrictive diets that lead to vitamin deficiency. Find out here […]

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Hippocampus: the orchestra director in the deepest part of our brain

July 13, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

Hippocampus. Have you ever gone blank and forgotten what you were going to say? Our brain is full of important data and information that we […]

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Creative Thinking: What is it and how to improve it

July 12, 2017 - Molly Minchew

Creative thinking is the ability to think in new and original ways. It means straying from traditional ideas and creating alternative solutions. Learn about the […]

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Intellectual Disability: Everything you need to know to understand it

July 10, 2017 - Alejandra Salazar

In this article we address in depth what is the intellectual disability: symptoms and diagnostic criteria, types of intellectual disability and its characteristics, causes and […]

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