Blog Posts - Brain Health
GO ON, SAY 'YES' TO RESEARCH - I DID!

1990 was a desperate year in our family. Our son Nicholas was two years old and in great distress with pain and vomiting. A few months earlier, we'd opted for a surgical procedure to treat severe gastro reflux which unleashed a storm of terrible symp...
by The Caregivers' Living Room - A Blog by Donna Thomson on Dec 7, 2016
6 Ways to Boost your Brain Power

Your brain needs to be fit and alert for everyday situations like an office presentation, an important discussion, studying for an exam or performing from memory. While you may be following a healthy diet and exercising to keep your body in....
by 6 Ways to Boost your Brain Power on May 15, 2016
Redundant neural connections…

Researchers claim that they have found a possible explanation for schizophrenia. The researchers pieced together the steps by which …Continue reading →...
by Harmonia Philosophica on May 1, 2016
Causes of Brain damaged and easy Tips Keep Your brain health

Causes of Brain damaged and easy Tips Keep Your brain health – The brain is a place to store a variety of memory or memories in life. Through the performance of the brain, we can recite the song, given the memories of the past, daydreaming, co...
by Global Health on Apr 25, 2016
11 Ways To Charge Up Your Dopamine Levels In The Brain

Dopamine is a chemical messenger in the body, also referred to as a neurotransmitter that helps relay pleasure to the body. It is dopamine that helps pleasure be relayed as a signal and thus the emotional response that is seen. If you desire to feel...
by Way To Be Healthy on Feb 3, 2016
The Fascinating Rewiring Of A Gamer’s Brain

Young people on average will have spent 10,000 hours gaming by the age of 21. What effect has this on their brains?The post The Fascinating Rewiring Of A Gamer’s Brain appeared first on Brain Sponge Blog.
by Brain Sponge on Jan 14, 2016
How To Grow Your Brain With These Herbs

Flavonoids are naturally occurring substances found in plants that have been shown to be beneficial to human health and brain function. They help us learn, remember and think more efficiently. And the news has just got better. Neuroscientists in Braz...
by Brain Sponge on Dec 12, 2015
Too Busy For Bliss? How Little You Need To Meditate Daily

You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes a day, unless you are too busy — then you should sit for an hour. ~Author Unknown I do not meditate daily. There, I’ve said it. To be perfectly honest I don’t practice mindfulness regularl...
by Brain Sponge on Dec 1, 2015
Want a Super Power? Try Reading!

Reading literary fiction helps make you a better human, and it gives you mind-reading powers too! Cool. According to a study by professor of psychology Emanuele Castano and his PhD candidate David Comer Kidd, reading can improve people’s abili...
by Brain Sponge on Nov 5, 2015
Want a Super Power? Try Reading!

Reading literary fiction helps make you a better human, and it gives you mind-reading powers too! Cool. According to a study by professor of psychology Emanuele Castano and his PhD candidate David Comer Kidd, reading can improve people’s abili...
by Brain Sponge on Nov 5, 2015
Yay! The Really Lazy Way To Be (Nearly) Invincible!

Sleep is essential and not getting enough of it can drastically impact on your health. As well as keeping our brains healthy, sleep also helps us to remember. Studies have shown that sleep transforms our short term memories into long term ones. But w...
by Brain Sponge on Oct 8, 2015
Why Do We See Grey When We Feel Blue?

How lowered dopamine levels affects your eyesight and what colours you lose.
by Brain Sponge on Sep 4, 2015
Why do we see grey when we feel blue?

How lowered dopamine levels affects your eyesight and what colours you lose.
by Brain Sponge on Sep 4, 2015
Ten Phobias That Destroy Social Lives

Ten phobias that can cause isolation, introversion and depression.
by Brain Sponge on Aug 25, 2015
Three Brainy Myths

Debunking three enduring myths about the brain...
by Brain Sponge on Aug 6, 2015
Perchance to Dream

How an epidemic likened to smoking is affecting your health...
by Brain Sponge on Jul 31, 2015
Three Ways Your Brain is Weird!

Your weird weird brain...
by Brain Sponge on Jul 23, 2015
Your Quirky Brain Part I

Your weird weird brain...
by Brain Sponge on Jul 23, 2015
Leaf Your Desk!

Take a Nature Bath - it's good for your health!
by Brain Sponge on Jul 18, 2015
Your Second Alien Brain

How your bacteria influence your physical and mental health.
by Brain Sponge on Jul 12, 2015