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09/05/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Dopamine influences your decisions; scientists discover that how long we have to wait for what we want affects its value

Scientists at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are explaining the allure of waiting for your lover’s caress — or at least why and how we judge something to be “worth” our waiting. Assistant professor of biology at UTSA Matthew Wanat believes that dopamine, the neurotransmitter often associated with mood regulation, plays a […]

08/01/2018 / By Janine Acero

Brain fog is caused by lifestyle: Doctor reveals how diet, stress levels and sleep affect hormones, performance and immunity

A celebrity physician has told Daily Mail online that diet, stress levels, and lack of proper sleep affect hormones, immunity, and mental performance, causing a “brain fog” that makes us forgetful and lose our focus. New York osteopathic physician Christopher Calapai, said that any person at any age can develop brain fog with poor diet, vitamin […]

07/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Do you know why you order what you do when you’re in a restaurant? Study shows that background music influences your meal choices

Ever wondered why you entered a restaurant in the hopes of eating a healthy salad, only to find yourself chowing down on a greasy burger? According to a report from The Daily Mail, the music playing in the background of the establishment could be subconsciously affecting your choice of product. American researchers found that music exerts […]

12/20/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

New brain study reveals how music can change the structure of children’s brains, enhancing emotional and intellectual development, boosting decision-making network

Two new studies from the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California have revealed that even just two years of music instruction has multiple benefits. Music training can alter both the structure of the brain’s white matter, which transfers signals through the brain, and gray matter, which has most of the brain’s […]

12/09/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Stress compromises your judgement: Study shows it often leads to risky decisions

Stress can compromise your decisions. A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) identified the area in the brain that is responsible for bad decision making as it becomes impaired under stress. The study was derived from another analysis carried out by the same team in 2015. They discovered that the brain […]

11/28/2017 / By Ralph Flores

Scientists discover that your brain’s perception is “strobed” not constant… you do not perceive actual reality in a continuous flow

These days, it’s not just the eyes that can play tricks on you. Based on a recent study, even your ears — those two lobes at the side of your head that you use to listen for anything and everything — can do the same tricks as well, thanks to our perception of sound being […]

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