Your brain is not trying to sabotage you. It is trying to protect what it already knows. Learn how to teach it a better future, in this new excerpt from Dr. Deepika Chopra's book _, The Power of Real Optimism_.
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Each year in the US, around 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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Does the way information "sticks" to our brains differ depending on the medium? New research suggests it might, with readers engaging more with a story in a traditional book than one read on a digital device.
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With NASA having recently accelerated its timeline for building permanent habitats on the Moon, scores of scientists are focused on tackling the myriad technological challenges associated with lunar habitation.
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Researchers have developed a urine-based screening tool that may help identify individuals who are most likely to be diagnosed with autism later in life, opening the door to assessment and support networks.
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One of the biggest mysteries in neuroscience is why women account for nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer’s disease cases. Now, we may be a step closer to understanding this phenomenon, with new findings that highlight an overlooked part of the brain that appears to fail as estrogen levels fall with age.
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Stormy skies could send more patients to the emergency room, according to an analysis of weather systems and medical data by researchers in Hungary.
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Many of us probably don't get much time to put pen to paper these days, with our world of correspondence now dominated by digital communication. But a new study from Portugal's University of Évora suggests that changes in handwriting could be an early red flag of serious age-related cognitive decline.
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At various facilities around the world, hundreds of brains wait in a cryopreserved state in the hopes that one day, death from a terminal illness may be considered a transient condition.
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Pregnancy is filled with small moments of anticipation: the first flutter of movement, the sound of a heartbeat, the quiet question of whether everything is unfolding as it should. At the same time, much of what shapes development is happening out of view, long before those milestones arrive. And even before those moments are felt, the environment surrounding pregnancy is already beginning to…
If you've ever wondered why you procrastinate when it comes to doing your taxes early or getting started on mundane admin jobs at work, you'll be pleased to know it's not just because you dislike them. New research has uncovered a specific pathway in the brain that slams the brakes on investing energy in these tasks, making them harder to get done.
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You know the saying: Time flies when you’re having fun.
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In this exclusive excerpt from Dr. Deepika Chopra's new book, _The Power of Real Optimism_ , Chopra shares the pitfalls of our positivity-obsessed culture and the missing component of real optimism.
There’s a surprising common thread in the anxious brain—and it may have to do with what’s on your plate.
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UCLA neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf has shown that deep reading, defined as sustained immersion in a text, builds the cognitive circuits required for critical analysis, empathy and perspective-taking in ways that skimming, scrolling and short-form video simply cannot. Research also shows it reduces the rate of cognitive decline by 32 per cent in older adults. The habits cultivated by serious…
Those “healthy” alternatives might come with a not-so-sweet catch.
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Dance and movement connect different neural regions in the brain, enhancing memory, mood, focus, and social connection.
Scientists have uncovered an intriguing link between infection and brain health, finding that a common bacterium in the eye appears to be linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. It's the newest evidence suggesting bacteria and infections play a significant and poorly understood role in destroying the brain as we age.
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