by Michala Lota | Jun 21, 2012 | Blog
According to a recent article published in Science Daily, it could be a good thing. It explains about a new study being led by Sidney D’Mello, a psychologist and computer scientist based at the University of Notre Dame which shows that confusion when learning...
by Michala Lota | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog
Exams! Just the word can be enough to increase your stress levels for some people. We are at that time of the year again when many are sitting their GCSE and A-Level examinations and exam stress or exam nerves is something I hear people say they are...
by Michala Lota | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog
A very interesting article published in Science Daily on recent research from the University of California looking into the links between lifelong brain-stimulating habits such as reading and the lowering of protein levels associated with Alzheimer’s. Brain...
by Michala Lota | Jan 25, 2012 | Blog
I read an interesting article in Science Daily about a study that showed meditating for 8 weeks appears to make measurable changes in the regions of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In the study, a particular group...
by Michala Lota | Jan 23, 2012 | Blog
An interesting article posted on the BBC News Health page stating that web addicts have brain changes similar to people addicted to drugs and alcohol. A study group of 35 men and women were scanned using a special MRI scan and of the seventeen that were classed as...