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To Boost Memory, Shut Your Eyes and Relax
TIME: Forget brain-training exercises, 12-hour shifts and those long, uninterrupted, caffeine-fueled study binges. When you really need new information to sink in, you can’t skimp on taking breaks, new research suggests. That’s the message from
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Study: Awe-Inspiring Experiences Change Our Perception of Time
The Atlantic: Here’s a question addressed straight to the soul (and the hippocampus): what are your most memorable moments of awe? If you’re like me, those moments are a bit difficult to specify and describe.
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Sex content in movies linked to teen sex
United Press International: Young people who watch more sexual content in movies tend to engage more than others in sexual behavior, U.S. researchers found. Ross O’Hara, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri
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How helping others can put more hours into your day by making you feel like you have more spare time
Daily Mail: If you’re always feeling there aren’t enough hours in the day, the answer could be to do a favour for someone else, say scientists. Despite the fact it involves giving up some of
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Volunteering Our Time Makes Us Feel Like We Have More Time: Study
The Huffington Post: We don’t have enough time to do this, we don’t have enough time to do that. But a new study suggests that when we give our time away, it helps us feel
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Quick Tip: Give It a Rest to Boost Memory
Men’s Fitness: Studying for exams or a big presentation? Don’t forget to give it a rest … your brain, that is. New research shows that even a quick 10-minute break after learning can boost your
