Mysteries of Brain and Mind

By Alvaro Fernandez | May 28, 2008 |

Sev­er­al recent NYT arti­cles focus on sev­er­al fas­ci­nat­ing fron­tiers of brain sci­ence. We know much more about brain and mind than only 20 years ago, yet expo­nen­tial­ly less than 20 years from now. A few wor­thy explo­rations on mind­ful­ness, per­cep­tu­al capac­i­ties, and the pow­er of placebo:

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Physical and Brain Exercise Boost Memory

By Alvaro Fernandez | August 6, 2007 |

Researchers at Yale Uni­ver­si­ty have just released a good paper show­ing the impor­tance of both phys­i­cal and men­tal exer­cise to main­tain good mem­o­ry (full text of research paper Sin­gle Enrich­ment Vari­ables Reduce Aged-relat­ed Mem­o­ry Decline in Female Mice). Some quotes from the Sci­ence Dai­ly release Exer­cise And Men­tal Stim­u­la­tion Both Boost Mouse Mem­o­ry Late In…

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