Are humans able to live a normal life without a brain? Yes! It appears that some of us do. Scientists have found many people are able to live a normal life without detectable brains. How is this possible? Could we have a “brain” or spiritual consciousness independent of our material bodies? Keep watching to find ...
Your brain has many functions that you are not conscious of. Have you ever wondered why you can’t sleep in a new place and you prefer to sleep in your own bed? Science now has the answer. As it turns out, when someone says they’re going to sleep “with one eye open,” that’s exactly what ...
A right-handed or left-handed person has the tendency to be more skilled and comfortable using one hand instead of the other for tasks such as writing and throwing a ball. As children grow older, they tend to favor one hand over the other for certain tasks, particularly for writing or drawing. A child’s “handedness” is ...
The pleasantries of life come in all colors and flavors when it comes to sugary and oily foods. Diabetes is mainly caused by too much of the “sweet and oily life.” If you have high blood sugar continuously, the cause is most probably the types of food you eat and the amount you consume in ...
Researchers are finding more and more evidence that diabetes not only takes a toll on the body, it also takes a toll on your brain. A new study that was published in the journal Neurology has shown a decline in cognitive skills and ability to perform daily activities over the course of a 2-year period in people with Type 2 ...
It has been found that there is a link between the brain and the immune system. Scientists have discovered vessels of the lymphatic system that run through the sinuses, which were previously unidentified and thought not to exist. But the true importance of this discovery will lie in what potential effects this finding will have on both the study and ...
There are a lot of brain myths that you probably hear all the time, and simply take for granted to be true. Unfortunately, many of these brain myths are not true. Here are my top 3 brain myths 1. You’re either a logical left-brained thinker or a creative right-brained thinker In 2013, neuroscientists from the University ...
Last October, a large study by the Imperial College London surveyed 84,000 people who had recovered from the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and found that many of the patients were left with significant cognitive deficits. Some of the most severely affected patients in the survey showed brain age deterioration of up to 10 years. Now, more ...
What feels like up may actually be some other direction depending on how your brain processes your orientation, according to psychology researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health. In a new study published in PLoS One, researchers at York University’s Centre for Vision Research found that an individual’s interpretation of the direction of gravity can be altered by ...
Aging is a natural process, including brain aging. But some studies seem to show that aside from the biological aging process, there are also some behavioral factors that may influence how you age. A side effect of aging is that many people experience their capacity to memorize things or remember things declining. Put into an ...