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Are We Sugarcoating Our Intelligence?

The phrase, “You are what you eat,” has been used with such frequency that it has nearly devolved into a stale platitude, but the nugget of truth buried beneath the banality still remains. By extension, if our brains are the seat of intelligence, consuming too much sugar could mean that our ability to think and to reason will

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Find Your Passion and Strengthen Your Brain: A Q&A with Dr. Adele Diamond 

Dr. Adele Diamond is currently a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia (a distinction she has held since 2004), is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has been named one of the 30 most-influential neuroscientists active in the field today.

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Fine-Tuning Your Instrument of Memory

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

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Negotiation & Neuroscience: What to Take to Your Next Business Meeting

There’s a stalemate. You’re trying to negotiate a better deal for your company but are being stonewalled by a major client, who you believe is ripping your company off. You can’t walk away because they account for a significant percentage of your revenues. The client is disturbed because a constructive relationship

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The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Humanity has always been fascinated with the idea of artificial intelligence — if we manage to create it, it would be one of the pinnacles of human innovation, our own version of godhood, a manmade miracle. And, giving credit where it’s due, we have made leaps and bounds in the right direction

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All in Your Head: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Gregory Amen is a renowned psychiatrist, specializing in the treatment of brain disorders. He is the director of Amen Clinics, which revolutionized the use of brain-imaging technology to treat patients, and he is also a New York Times best-selling author of the groundbreaking book

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Connected: The Fascinating Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces

Technology has always feared and fascinated people. Revered for its role in shaping society and improving lives — feared for the same reasons. As neuroscience evolves, and technology alongside it, both invasive and noninvasive techniques will be used to view the brain, treat illness, and even enhance cognition.

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Your Brain’s Natural Rhythms: A Q&A with Neuroscientist Jessica Grahn

Why does music make us want to move? Why don’t ordinary sounds we hear in everyday life have the same effect on us? Scientists are now beginning to explore some of these questions. Brain World spoke to cognitive scientist Jessica Grahn on what neuroscience has unravelled about music’s effects on the brain

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Know Your Brain: How The Left and Right Hemispheres Operate

In ancient Greece, left-brain creativity was attributed to the god Dionysus (the god of wine and drunkenness) while traits of reason and order were ascribed to Apollo — dualities of human nature that to this day are equally prized. The trouble is, this type of thinking is not entirely accurate. At least once in your life you’ve probably

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The Moral Molecule: How Trust Works

It’s very likely that you’ve heard the expression, “sharing is caring.” While most people tend to fall in line with this notion and engage in sharing because of how good it makes them feel, there are those who harbor alternative motives for displaying this behavior. In fact, this other group of people may engage in sharing only

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A Century of Vitamins: The Brains Behind the 13 Essentials

It has been a century since a Polish-American biochemist named Casimir Funk coined the word vitamine, and now, 100 years later, the 13 essential vitamins play an important role in the health of our bodies, including our brain health, at all stages of life.

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Music and the Mind: An Interview with Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin

Daniel Levitin’s life has been a strange one. Perhaps that’s one reason why it’s so entertaining to read his books, which are mixtures of cutting-edge neuroscience and good-natured storytelling. A studio musician and engineer, Levitin played with musicians from the Grateful Dead to Chris Isaak before

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Building a Better Brain: Understanding How We Learn

If you are a teacher and it is your job to open minds, shouldn’t you know how the brain works? If you are a parent, wouldn’t an understanding of brain development provide useful insights into successful child-rearing? As the proud owner of the most complex object in the entire universe, understanding

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Google Wants to Know Your Brain (and Not Just Your Searches)

Have you heard about the Google Brain project? It’s a deep research effort, planned by Google, in order to successfully create the world’s most accurate model of the human brain. However, the company’s own search engine may be influencing our brains in a way they never anticipated before.

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Know Your Brain: The Frontal Lobe — The Brain’s Powerhouse

It’s the largest, and perhaps best-known, lobe of the brain — one of four regions making up the cerebrum. Altogether, it makes up one-third of the entire organ. You might even say it’s the part with the most personality. We use it when we recall episodic memories — events that stand out from childhood, as well as

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