Tag: Neuroscience

When seeking cures for complex diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, diligent research is essential. However, the path from scientific discovery to approved treatments is long, with many questions remaining along the way. By examining one biotech company’s journey developing t...

The journey towards achieving our long-term goals is often marred by the dual hurdles of procrastination and impulsiveness. Our previous exploration, “Why We Struggle to Stay Committed to Our Long-Term Goals,” delved into the intricate roles our brain plays in succumbing to these challen...

This book is about memory and its myths. Rodrigo Quiroga is a recognized Argentinian neuroscientist known to have discovered the “Jennifer Aniston” neurons, named concept cells. These are neurons that “fire” when a person sees an object that represents a concept. By show...

Computational neuroscience is the only field that can help you understand, how you’re able to think and process information in your brain. Even by the time you finished this sentence, there will be a good number of actions happening inside your brain which can be decoded by the study of neuron...

This year, I was introduced to the practice of Journaling by a fellow friend and trainer. I had heard a lot about journaling before, I used to do it as a teenager, but it’s been years since I put a pen on paper and let my thoughts flow… That is… until a few months ago when ...

Have you ever wondered how you ended up scrolling on your phone for hours when you only meant to go on your phone for a few minutes — a maximum of 10 minutes as part of a break? Whether we realize it or not, neuroscience plays a critical role in our everyday lives impacting what we do, think a...

Reading aloud to your baby regularly and widely has unimaginable benefits. It’s a parent’s true superpower! I serendipitously stumbled upon the book ‘The Read-Aloud Handbook,’ which opened my eyes to the magnificent benefits of reading to children from birth to three or fi...

When we hear a story, our brains focus more on what the characters are thinking or feeling, rather than just the events. This helps us practice social skills and strengthen our brain connections. According to Dr. Paul J. Zak, In his recent MIT SMR article, “The Neuroscience of Customer...

You may have heard of flow, a seemingly magical state that some people enter when they write that lets them be tremendously productive and creative with little effort. Flow happens in many arts, like painting, performing music and dancing. We also hear of flow in sports. The archetypical one is rock...