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Varying Mental Tasks Boosts Memory by 75 Percent

We’ve heard that variety is the spice of life, and now a new study finds that it also may be the key to supercharge learning and enhance working memory for people over the age of 60. Researchers discovered that varied practice, not repetition, primed older adults to learn a… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on September 16, 2024

Scientists Find Microplastics Breathed Into Brain

For the first time, scientists have detected microscopic microplastics lodged in the human brain.Researchers in Germany and Brazil say that 8 out of 15 autopsied adults had microplastics detected within their brain’s smell centers, the olfactory bulb.The particles were… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of […]

Published on September 16, 2024

Scientists Show How Pregnancy Changes the Brain

Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil got the unique chance to see how her brain changed while she was pregnant and share what she learned in a new study that offers the first detailed map of a woman’s brain throughout gestation. The transition to motherhood, researchers discovered,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on September 16, 2024