Music – It Can Really Move You.
A recent paper published in Nature Neuroscience by researchers at McGill University demonstrated the effect of "pleasurable" music on the brain through the increased release of dopamine. The groups findings provides "neurochemical evidence that intense emotional...
The Resolutions Club
An article in the current issue of Chatelaine suggests that the best way to follow through on New Year's resolutions is to enlist the help of one's friends. Meet once a month, compare notes, encourage success and stick with the program....and a night out with friends...
Beginning the New Year by focusing on your habits.
In reviewing 2010 and contemplating the year 2011, I came across a quote that really struck me: "I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half of...
Right Brain vs. Left Brain Thinkers – Grow Your Strengths
Brain imaging confirms that we use different parts of our brain to remember verbal and visual-spatial information. The right-hemisphere is activated when we engage in visual-spatial tasks while the left-hemisphere processes verbal memory tasks. Right brain thinkers...
Drink Your Milk, Do Your Pilates
Even the US Army is revising their physical training program to incorporate more core strength building exercises like pilates and encouraging their soldiers to drink milk instead of soda. A recent report published in the New York Times indicates the Army is taking...
All About Berries
Since berries are all the buzz, I pulled out the blender tonight to try and create a fabulous smoothie that would appeal to the family but also destroy all those anti-memory toxins building up in my middle age brain. The recipe was a hit: 1/2 cup yogurt 3/4 cup milk...