AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarSugar can cause brain damage, claim scientists (but salmon reverses it)The Telegraph - Telegraph FoodBad news for people with a sweet tooth - a new study suggests that sugar can damage the brain. Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles found that fructose - a type of sugar naturally found in fruits and vegetables, but also present in soft drinks and sweets - damages brain cells …
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarHow Working Out Keeps Your Brain Literally 10 Years YoungerMen's Health - Ali EavesResearchers compared the minds of people who exercise to those who don’t. Here’s what happened Working out keeps your brain young, suggests a new study from Columbia University and the University of Miami. Researchers asked people over age 40 about their exercise habits and tested their cognitive …
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarReckon you were born without a brain for maths? Highly unlikelyverified_publisherThe Guardian - Marcus du SautoyMaths is not about learning times tables, it’s about spotting patterns in everything we experience and using them to plan and invent
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarHealth and Fitness | Marie Claireverified_publisherMarie ClaireStay healthy with workout tips and nutrition advice from the health experts at Marie Claire.
AvatarJason FisherFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy You Can't Trust Your Memory (of Anything)psychologytoday.com - David Ludden Ph.D.Surprising research into the reliability of "flashbulb memories." Do you recall what you were doing when you learned about the terrorist attack on …
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarHow Schools Are Failing Their Quietest StudentsNew York Magazine - By Melissa DahlIn 2013, educator and writer Jessica Lahey wrote a convincing piece for The Atlantic in which she argued that her introverted students needed to learn …
AvatarJason FisherFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe human genome takes shape and shifts over timesciencenews.org - alleyIf you could unravel all the DNA in a single human cell and stretch it out, you’d have a molecular ribbon about 2 meters long and 2 nanometers …
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarResearchers Create Matrix-Like Instant Learning Through Brain Stimulationverified_publisherTechCrunch - John BiggsYou know Kung Fu. Researchers at HRL Laboratories have discovered that when you use transcranial direct current stimulation to send the brain activity of commercial and military pilots into the heads of novice pilots, subjects can essentially learn to fly in a realistic flight simulator. The …
AvatarJason FisherFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAre You Catching Other People's Emotions?huffingtonpost.com - U.S. News & World ReportIf you’ve ever felt as though you caught a co-worker’s or family member’s mood, it probably wasn’t your imagination. Emotions can be transmitted more …
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarHow (and Why) Your Brain Makes Its Own Cannabinoidsverified_publisherVICE - David BienenstockA crash course on the endocannabinoid system in preparation of the premier of 'Weediquette.' The endocannabinoid system. Image by Alex Reyes As you probably already know, unlike water, potatoes, and many top-selling pharmaceutical drugs, it's virtually impossible to fatally overdose on marijuana. What …
AvatarJason FisherAvatarAvatarThe Man Who's Building a Computer Made of Brainsverified_publisherVICE - Joseph Bien-KahnA new startup is fusing lab-grown neurons onto computer chips in hopes of improving artificial intelligence. Last month, Google's AI division, DeepMind, announced that its computer had defeated Europe's Go champion in five straight games. Go, a strategy game played on a 19x19 grid, is exponentially …