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This Is Your Brain on Games

By Amy Klein

■ Do you love doing crossword puzzles or playing sudoku because you think it keeps your mind sharp? Well, think again. “Most of those things... »

Am I Blue?

By Penny Klein

■ Ah, blueberries: the refreshing taste of summer. What could be more gratifying than popping them into your mouth one by one, their ripe, sweet... »

Promoting Mental Health in the Context of Global Public Health

By Jenny Sherwood

■ On July 6, 2009, the Korea Insti­tute of Brain Science (KIBS) organized a side event at the Annual Ministerial Review meeting of the United... »

Keeping Their Marbles

By Elisabeth Andrews

■ One year ago, Chicagoan Lindsay Gaskins opened the doors to her new shop, Marbles: The Brain Store, offering all manner of toys, games, and... »

Latest Story

Good Day, Sunshine, or SAD

CAN SEASONS AFFECT THE MOOD?

■ Since she was a child, “Francine,” a 35-year-old lawyer, knew that she craved sunshine but she never knew why. She was a fair-skinned, blue-eyed blonde who realized that sun exposure could be dangerous and promote melanomas. But there was never enough light in the winter for her, and it made her feel out of sorts. She and her family lived in New York City. Sometimes in the winter she’d be able to take a vacation in Florida or the Caribbean. To escape the heat every summer, her parents rented a house on Long Island. She loved going there with her... »

The Brain in Film

WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME RECENT FILMS ABOUT THE MIND

■ It’s true that movies—and all art—is about what the artist intends and what the mind interprets. But films about the mind—the tricks it plays, the depths it sinks to and the feats it’s capable of—are guides to the zeitgeist of their era, as well as a window into the... »

Putting Your Brain On A Diet

DIETS MAY WORK ON YOUR BODY, BUT HOW DO THEY AFFECT YOUR BRAIN?

■ A diet is a prescribed selection of foods. In the West, it’s long been advocated as a way of losing weight. Other benefits touted are improved health, sleep, circulation, and even a longer life. As consumers, we are constantly bombarded with new diets. From limited calorie intake to eating... »


Summertime and the learning should be easy

TIPS FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS ON HOW TO MAKE SUMMER A PRODUCTIVE PERIOD

■ American students continue to fall behind their counterparts in the rest of the industrialized world in mathematics and science, according to the most recent Trends in International Mathematics and... »

Resources: BOOKS

BOOK ROUNDUP

The Art of Choosing, by Sheena Iyengar (Twelve, 2010) How much control do you have in your life? Have you ever refrained from doing something that you wanted to do because you... »

5 Reasons The Brain Loves The Summer

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR A HEALTHY BRAIN DURING THE HOT SUMMER

1. Hydration It can be hot in the summer. When it’s hot, we want to drink. Water. Lots of it. The brain loves water almost as much as it loves oxygen.... »

Fighting Epilepsy

DR. ORRIN DEVINSKY TRIES TO ERADICATE SEIZURES AND STIGMAS

■ Two million people have it. Eleven million will have it. It’s slightly more common in males than females, and although 70% of children will outgrow it, it can affect... »

Altered States

KELLY HOWELL’S PROGRAMS GUIDE BRAINWAVES TO NEW LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

■ What is our true potential? How powerful are we? Are we destined to live out our lives based on patterns that we were born into? Or can we rise... »

Sex and the Human Brain

HOW MEN AND WOMEN ARE OF DIFFERENT MINDS

■ Do women think differently than men? From the battle of the sexes to clashes between cultures, it’s always been a politically explosive topic. Only very recently, however, have we... »