Aging

How Time Flies: Growing Up, Growing Older, and the Perception of Time

September 11, 2019

Why is it that some things that happened years ago seem like yesterday, while other things seem lost in the past? And why is it that time seems to pass faster as we get older? Why does it seem that our brains warp the perception of time based on circumstances and subject matter?

Faded Memories: Living With Dementia

September 10, 2019

At first, Lenny thought it was just old-age forgetfulness — not being able to recall on which night the Giants played, or remember his granddaughter’s city address. None of his family suspected anything was out of the ordinary — the then-76-year-old Korean War veteran still drove with a good-standing license and regularly

The Importance of Novelty

September 5, 2019

Novelty, by definition, is anything that is new to us, and the experience of novelty can take many forms: meeting a new friend, learning a new skill, buying a new outfit, listening to new music, or traveling to a new environment. Most mammals, especially humans, naturally prefer novelty, so long as it does not come with some

Fine-Tuning Your Instrument of Memory

September 3, 2019

If you’re like most people, you may find yourself struggling to recall the exact title of a favorite book, the name of a familiar actor on television, or your latest online banking password. As much as we’re afraid to face it, our memories begin to decline after our mid-20s — and the speed and accuracy at which they function will

Back in Control: A Spine Surgeon’s Roadmap Out of Chronic Pain

August 13, 2019

Chronic pain affects approximately 116 million Americans. An astounding one-third of the population live with chronic pain, dealing with everything from back pain to temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) as well as arthritis and migraines. Within the past five years, the number of back surgeries performed has surged.

Game Theory: A Q&A with Dr. Adam Gazzaley

August 8, 2019

Dr. Adam Gazzaley has studied attention, memory, and perception for 25 years. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York before completing a clinical residency in neurology at the University of Pennsylvania and postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at the

Awaken The Sleeping Giant: Suggestions for Superpowering Your Memory

August 3, 2019

Memory is a verb not a noun! It is a conscious and aggressive act on your part. With appropriate training and coaching, your memory ability, and thus your mental ability, can soar to unexpected heights. The following techniques and strategies are examples of my approach for significantly

This Is Your Brain on Games

July 26, 2019

Do you love doing crossword puzzles or playing sudoku because you think it keeps your mind sharp? Well, think again. “Most of those things don’t have a measurable impact — if it makes people happy to play them that’s good, but it doesn’t make them smarter,” says Steven Aldrich

Dismantling Those Myths of Maturity

July 24, 2019

For sailors, the phrase roaring forties refers to the area below 40 degrees south latitude, where the ocean begins to become unrelentingly dangerous to small vessels because of huge waves and high winds. But for every man and woman, the term can also mean a time after age 40, when the brain faces

Chronic Stress … And How It Can Harm You

July 18, 2019

From an engineering standpoint, stress can be defined as the amount of resistance a material offers to being reshaped and reformed. When you place a load on a steel beam, the beam resists, keeping the building from collapsing. If the load is great enough, the beam gives way, and the structure suffers damage or collapses.

“Sorry.” (Brain Freeze) “Oops.” — What Happens During A “Retrieval Failure”

June 27, 2019

We’ve all been there before. Tennis players can relate when the match is on their racquet and they feel frozen in space like they’ve never swung before. Their feet don’t move, their arms are like blocks of stone and the object they’re holding feels as foreign to them as a cell phone would to a caveman.

The Quest for an Alzheimer’s Cure: An Interview with Dr. Paul Coleman

June 7, 2019

For 7-year-old Paul David Coleman, the backyard pond was a source of endless fascination — and ultimately would be the place that ushered him into the world of science and single-cell research. “There was a pond in the woods back of the house where my parents had a summer place in

Broadcasting The Breakthroughs: An Interview with Dr. Max Gomez

February 28, 2019

Dr. Max Gomez, better known to viewers as “Dr. Max,” the medical correspondent on WCBS-TV in New York, has enjoyed a long and prolific career as a science educator. His new book, “Cells Are the New Cure: The Cutting-Edge Medical Breakthroughs That Are Transforming Our Health,” is co-written with Robin Smith.

Unlocking The Secrets Of Alzheimer’s

February 20, 2019

Like many in his field, Alzheimer’s expert Frank LaFerla harbored significant doubts. To LaFerla, a professor of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine, stem cells just didn’t seem like good candidates to treat Alzheimer’s, the cruel disease that robs people of their memory and ultimately leads to death. Like many

Finding A Medicine For Memory Loss in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

February 5, 2019

Every year, far too many people will see their parents and grandparents reduced to a shadow of who they once were — frightened, confused, and forgetful. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.7 million Americans, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.

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