18 Nov How does mental fatigue affect health?
Have you ever wondered why we can feel exhausted after a day of working our brains, even if we haven’t physically exerted ourselves at all? After a hard day at a desk job or a...
27 Jul Older Individuals May Find Peace Among Greenery
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For many people, being around “green space”, such as grass, plants, forests, and more, is just a factor of their everyday life. However, recent studies have shown that greenery exposure may benefit middle-aged individuals....
20 Jul How Menopause May Affect Memory
When a woman reaches her late 40s or 50s, a natural decline in reproductive hormones begins the cycle of menopause. After 12 months without a menstrual cycle, a woman is officially in the state of...
25 Apr Severe COVID-19 may result in premature aging in recovered patients
Over the past two years, researchers are uncovering how COVID-19 impacts various organ systems. One organ affected by COVID-19 is the brain, with severe patients displaying neuropsychiatric problems. Recently, researchers have found that severe COVID-19...
25 Feb How Does Mathematics Anxiety Impair Mathematical Abilities?
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Society requires us to have adequate ability to perform mathematical calculations. Life events, such as buying a home or even comparing prices of items within a store, require working knowledge of mathematics. In childhood, many...
10 Feb 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Depression in Men
Both men and women will experience depression at some point in their lifetime, but men experience depression differently than what is included in the current diagnostic criteria. In this blog post, we discuss 5 things...
08 Jan Overweight? Executive Function Training may be What You Need
In the US, millions of Americans struggle with maintaining a healthy weight. In young adults, impulsivity and inefficient inhibitory control are key risk factors for engaging in unhealthy and uncontrolled eating habits. Impulse and inhibitory...
13 Sep How to Work When You Have a Mental Illness
Mental illness sucks. Even The New York Times says so. Depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders can greatly impact someone's ability to work. According to NAMI, 46 million Americans have more than just a case of...