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When does old age begin? (Part 1 of Your Brain at 100 series)
This is part 1 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...
Five lifestyle changes to enhance your mood and mental health
We humans tend to forget we're wildlife, which is possibly why our planet is heading for climate change ...
Growing resilient children. 10 neuroscience facts all parents and teachers should know.
By Mariana Rickmann PhD. What do parents who also happen to be scientists (like me) do when faced with ...
Seven common-sense building blocks for your child’s brain.
Some people experience terrible childhoods and yet flourish throughout life. Other people grow up in loving homes but ...
Pink or blue brains in the womb?
This is an excerpt from the Introduction to The Women’s Brain Book. The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness. ...
Where is all the women’s brain health research?
This is an excerpt from The Women’s Brain Book. The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness. Also published in ...
This is your brain on junk food (according to a neuroscientist, Part 6).
We know high fat and high sugar “junk” foods are bad for our health, but we often sneak ...
Ketogenic diets and brain health (part 4)
Is a diet where you can eat chocolate-dipped bacon AND lose weight too good to be true? Part ...
The emerging field of psychobiotics (Part 3)
Today in Part 3 of our series on the gut-brain axis, Drs Amy Reichelt and Sarah McKay discuss ...
How does the microbiome influence our health? (Part 2)
This is the second post in a series exploring the neurobiology of the gut-brain connection published in ...
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