Month: October 2018

Smaller Hippocampal Volume and Degraded Peripheral Hearing Among Japanese Community Dwellers

Yasue Uchida, Yukiko Nishita, Takashi Kato, Kaori Iwata, Saiko Sugiura, Hirokazu Suzuki, Michihiko Sone, Chikako Tange, Rei Otsuka, Fujiko Ando, Hiroshi Shimokata, Akinori Nakamura Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering […]

Published on October 17, 2018

The Upside of Outrage

A debate has emerged across disciplines about why people engage in costly helping. Empathy is one mechanism. We highlight a second, more controversial motivator: moral outrage. Integrating findings from moral psychology and intergroup literatures, we suggest outrage is a critical force for collective action and highlight directions for future research. Read Full Article (External Site) […]

Published on October 17, 2018

Modifiable dementia risk factor in older adults identified

Stiffness of the aorta — more so than blood pressure or subclinical brain disease — is a key risk factor for dementia. Since aortic stiffness can be reduced by medication and healthy lifestyle changes, these results suggest that people can still lower their dementia risk well into old age. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on October 16, 2018