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Web surfing improves brain of older people !
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(US NEWS)….Most experts now advocate a “use-it-or-lose-it” approach to mental functioning.
“We found a number of years ago that people who engaged in cognitive activities had better functioning and perspective than those who did not,” said Dr. Richard Lipton, a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and director of the Einstein Aging Study. “Our study is often referenced as the crossword-puzzle study — that doing puzzles, writing for pleasure, playing chess and engaging in a broader array of cognitive activities seem to protect against age-related decline in cognitive function and also dementia.”
The new study takes the use-it-or-lose-it concept into the 21st century. Read More→
Juggling promotes whole brain thinking
Posted by: | CommentsMore than 30 years ago, Michael Gelb author of “How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci” found out that juggling promotes whole brain thinking. He found out that notably by studying Leonardo Da Vinci who was himself a juggler. A bit late scientists today are discovering that juggling “enhance” the brain. So new ?
(BBC)In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say they saw a 5% increase in white matter - the cabling network of the brain.
The people who took part in the study were trained for six weeks and had brain scans before and after. Long term it could aid treatments for diseases like multiple sclerosis.
Diffusion MRI
The team from Oxford’s Department of Clinical Neurology used a diffusion MRI which is able to measure the movement of water molecules in the tissues of the brain.
Subliminal advertising really does work, claim scientists
Posted by: | Comments(BBC) People can perceive subliminal messages, particularly if the message is negative, according to a UK study.
In three experiments at University College London, participants were briefly shown masked words and asked to classify them as emotional or neutral.
The study, published in the journal Emotion, says being able to react to tiny cues helps us to avoid danger and may have useful marketing uses.
But critics say there is no evidence this would work outside a laboratory.
Professor Nilli Lavie from University College London showed 50 participants a series of words on a computer screen.
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(India Time) The new finding can pave way for treating conditions like chorea, dystonia and Parkinson’s, characterized by either uncontrolled or slowed movements.
“At last we have some direct experimental proof that brain waves influence behavior in humans, in this case how fast a movement is performed,” said Peter Brown of University College London.
“The implication is that it is not just how active brain cells are that is important, but also how they couple their activity into patterns like beta activity,” the expert added.
In the new study, researchers injected a small electrical current into the brain through the scalps of fourteen people while the participants manipulated the position of a spot on a computer screen as quickly as they could with a joystick.
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Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness: The God Theory
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Features of quantum mechanics suggest that, rather than passively observing it, our minds create reality.
