Posts Tagged ‘brain’

brain

Posted by on July 9th, 2010

Your brain is the most complex organ in your body. It’s the master control center, responsible for everything your body does, from breathing to thinking. At any given second, the human brain is handling thousands of simultaneous tasks, allowing you to stay alive and experience the world around you.

Scientists, doctors, and researchers throughout history have dedicated their lives to the study of the human brain, yet they’ve only begin to scratch the surface when it comes to truly understanding how this amazing organ operates. The study of the brain is called neuroscience or neurobiology.
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traumatic brain injury

Posted by on June 21st, 2010

Our soldiers have the most advanced protective gear and medical treatment they have ever had during a time of war. This means that more soldiers than ever are surviving combat. It also means that those who are injured can survive with more serious injuries than ever before. The combination of high survival rates and the increased use of explosives, means that many soldiers are coming home with amputations and head injuries, making traumatic brain injury (TBI) the signature wound of the war in Iraq.
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Brain exercise

Posted by on May 17th, 2010

Brain exercise may simply be a new fad or a real way to avoid Alzheimer’s, aphasia and memory loss that typically accompanies the aging process. If you look at all of the combined research, it appears that the effective brain exercises are those that are new to you. For example, if you currently work Sudoku puzzles and you’ve been doing them for years, you need a different brain exercise. If you currently play the same video game over and over again, try a different one.
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fish oil pills

Posted by on March 4th, 2010

Would you turn down a chance to improve your mental abilities? If you caught up on your knowledge about fish oil brain benefits it could just be possible.

No one is suggesting that by simply swallowing a few fish oil pills you will increase your I.Q. as that wouldn’t be how it works. What does work though, and is backed up by credible studies is that by regularly taking fish oil supplements you could be doing a whole lot of good to your brain’s well being.
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IQ test

Posted by on February 17th, 2010

Everyone has heard of an IQ test. The potential of the brain is called intelligence quotient or I.Q. These tests use the theories of unitary and multiple, which is believed to the two main theories when studying the brain.

Unitary refers to the part of the brain where the linguistic and mathematical capacities and confined them to that area. While the multiply theory include the parts of the brain that use visual/ spatial, musical/rhythmic, body/kinesthetic, interpersonal or intrapersonal development.
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brain and memory supplements

Posted by on January 11th, 2010

Some scientists consider that the best brain and memory supplements are based on medicinal herbs that have more effects than the memory enhancing drugs, fewer contraindications and also fewer side-effects. In the meantime, other scientists advise people to take brain and memory supplements that contain vitamins and minerals. The goal is the same, but the ways to reach it are various. After all, the effect of the brain and memory supplements may differ from one person to another, because the absorption rate of the active substances is not the same for all people.
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