Healthy Brains
Healthy brains brings you articles, reports, and research updates that are related to brain health and how you can keep your brain healthy, and also get the best possible performance out of your brain at any age.
How the Brain Strengthens Memory in Sleep
Sleep is essential for building memory, we know that, but the precise mechanisms remain elusive- until now…
The Importance of Daily Rhythms
That we, and other plants and animals, have daily rhythms has been known for centuries. Over the years this has been shown to be much more fundamental to all aspects of biological functioning and therefore health – than many could have assumed.
How Poverty Messes Up Babies’ Brains
The Dramatic Impact of Poverty in Newborns Brains Reading time: about 5 minutes o, does being poor impact your brain,...
Two Hopeless Little Girls Abandoned to a Mental Institution — With Astounding Results
An Astounding and Underated Story of Brain Development Reading time: about 7 minutes he story goes that Harold M....
SCOAP An Introduction
A comprehensive theory of human motivation, behaviour, and well-being What is SCOAP? SCOAP is a complete model of human motivation,...
Eat Less to Live Longer
When we talk of healthy brains we automatically think of things like exercise and nutrition that I have covered at times here. But the thing we put into the brain most is oxygen. So, let’s have a quick look at how the air we breathe impacts brain performance.
Lower smartphone usage increases wellbeing
So much has been said about smartphone usage in modern times. This ranges from some who say that they are destroying our brain to others...
Team Conflict
Managing conflict is an essential skill – but is having conflict essential? There is a lot to be said about having a good argument. You...
The Air You Breathe
When we talk of healthy brains we automatically think of things like exercise and nutrition that I have covered at times here. But the thing we put into the brain most is oxygen. So, let’s have a quick look at how the air we breathe impacts brain performance.
The Power of Positivity
Why being positive might energise your organisation! Positivity is positive, right? Indeed, the research does paint a rosy picture but...
Love Yourself
Can self-love help your brain? Self-love sounds like a good idea but it can be double-edged sword. Narcissism is clearly not a positive...
Ageing Well
Who wouldn’t want to age well and stay active and healthy well into old age? The science shows us how, and there was plenty of research in...
The Underrated Importance of Sleep
The message is clear from the science: get your zzzz’s! It impacts just about everything. Sleep has been a theme I have reported on...
The Brain on Loneliness
The Pandemic has spurred a bunch of research into loneliness and though worrying there are also interesting insights. Loneliness became a...
The Brain Mood and Mental Health
The Pandemic has also given a renewed focus on mental health issues with a pandemic of mental health predicted but not quite realised....
Children’s Brains 2021 Review
Research into children’s brain, health, and behaviour has continued unabated – also some long-term studies have given us some interesting...
The Anxious Brain
Anxiety and emotional sensitivity increase the risk for many disorders Anxiety is considered a form of low-level fear. But its impacts can...
Overload and Inflammation
And why this could be the root cause of many disorders Inflammation is an underlying cause of many, if not the majority, of chronic...
Your Brain on Exercise
Your Brain on Exercise Exercise has been well-documented, and everybody knows they should be doing exercise. It’s just that many don’t....
Friends are Good for your Brain
New research highlights the benefits of friendships for brain health Last month we looked at loneliness and how this can have a negative...
Loneliness
The importance of social contact and meaning in life for healthy brains Social connectedness is a critical factor for health and mental...
Cortisol – Stress or Activation
Cortisol is a key hormone in the human body and brain. But in a lot of popular literature, it is considered the stress hormone. This is not just the popular literature, a standard way to measure stress physiologically in academic research is to measure levels of cortisol in saliva. So is cortisol just the stress hormone?
Results of Study into Remote Working During the Pandemic
High performance, low stress, but still feeling a bit “blah” Reading time: about 3 minutesOur small piece of research into performance...
Checklist for Healthy Virtual Brains
The virtual world raises many challenges for health and well-being. Just what do we need to do to keep our brains healthy in the virtual world of today and tomorrow?