Posts Tagged ‘Stress’
The neuroscience behind why our brains will need time to adjust to ‘un-social distancing’
With COVID-19 vaccines working and restrictions lifting across the country, it’s finally time for those now vaccinated who’ve been hunkered down at home to ditch the sweatpants and reemerge from their Netflix caves. But your brain may not be so eager to dive back into your former social life.
Read MoreOn centenarians, memory, Mars, tDCS, ADHD, digital health, beautiful brains, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring ten timely resources and research findings for lifelong brain and mental fitness. #1. Let’s start with a fascinating story and study :-) Study with 330 centenarians finds that cognitive decline is not inevitable … (Henne Holstege, PhD, assistant professor at Amsterdam University Medical Center) said her interest in researching…
Read MoreNext in NASA’s path to Mars: Overcoming astronauts’ cognitive and mental health challenges
Space Between the Ears (Cerebrum): A few short months ago, news programs around the globe showed NASA engineers and scientists celebrating as a robot named Perseverance successfully landed on the surface of Mars. The mission: capture and share images and audio that have never been seen or heard before. As impressed as most observers were…
Read MoreGrowing research supports Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback training to lower stress and anxiety, increase sports performance
What’s HRV? An important health metric every golfer should pay attention to (Golf.com): As amateur golfers, we’d love to play like the pros. There’s no doubt that you would trade your banana slice for Dustin Johnson’s penetrating 300-yard drive down the middle of the fairway or Collin Morikawa’s impeccable ball striking in a heartbeat. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreTip: To manage stress, sleep better. To sleep better, keep a good routine and manage stress.
Disrupted routines and worries about coronavirus have made it harder for us to sleep this year. For example, reports suggest there was a 15% increase in prescriptions for sleep medication prescriptions at the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S., and a 37% increase in insomnia in China. Importantly, if you’ve been feeling out of sorts…
Read MoreDebate: Can mindfulness and meditation be harmful?
Yes (in perhaps 8% of individuals). Can mindfulness and meditation be harmful? (Science Focus): Meditation has escaped both the religious cells of monks and nuns and the labs of scientists. An increasing number of people are using meditation apps to deal with mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety. Although there is no clear estimate…
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