Oh come on, it can’t be that simple?! True it does sound too simple and easy doesn’t it! Remember when everyone thought that listening to Mozart would increase cognitive ability and intelligence? …

Ahhh, now that sounds interesting! But maybe first explain what “flow” is? Flow is that state of being totally immersed in something when you are totally engaged and may also, for example lose track of time, being in the zone, and not notice tiredness or fatigue until you’re done. …

Yes, you did read the headline correctly. Testosterone considered the ultimate male hormone and often associated with aggression has had a bad rap. So, is all of this wrong? Well, the research into testosterone, for those in the know, never was as clear cut as we often colloquially, and in…

Not so long ago all learning went online — out of necessity. There has been plenty of research into differences in online learning and in-person learning but this study by Gellisch et al. at Ruhr-University Bochum looked at different physiological stress responses between online learning and in-person learning. This study…

I regularly write on which activities reduce risks of cognitive decline (just last week I reported on how your job can protect your mental abilities with age and also doing household chores). Different studies, obviously, focus on different aspects of this, at different ages, and with different conditions. This particular…

We all know that feeling of having engaged in hard cognitive, thinking, tasks, and feeling tired. If it goes on long enough, we may feel mentally fatigued, drained, or even exhausted. But why? We tend to know that physical activity uses a lot of energy and so will tire you…

If you have the right job that is. First let’s understand what the researchers were investigating. There is something strange going on with Alzheimer’s — we know that in Alzheimer’s disease there is a build-up of clumps of protein in the brain known as amyloid plaques. …

I have reported multiple times how nature is good for your health. For example, in my article on the simple benefits of walking I also show how nature helps in multiple ways such as by lowering stress hormones or increasing human natural killer cells, critical for your immune system functioning…

No, I haven’t been paid to write this by irate spouses or parents! Fact is doing the chores could be very beneficial to your wellbeing. How so you may ask? Well, I admit I have exaggerated a little, but only a little, for the headline. But recent research has shown…