by sagesgroup | Sep 21, 2023 | Brain science, Health, homepage, Mind & Body news, Mind and Body
— stellalevi/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images On any given day, we’re bombarded with negative emotions and memories weaving webs of self-doubt and anxiety. These upsetting thoughts may entrap us from making decisions, paint our self-image negatively, and contribute...by sagesgroup | Sep 20, 2023 | Brain science, homepage, Mind and Body
— fotostorm/E+/Getty Images If you woke up this morning to squeeze in a workout before work or get your kids ready in time for school, you were exercising your ability to make purposeful decisions, a.k.a. agency. We often don’t give second thoughts to this...by sagesgroup | Aug 24, 2023 | Brain science, Health, homepage, Mind and Body
We often take speech for granted. In a few seconds or less, brain activity fires, vocal muscles contract, and words spill out. Scientists have long sought to replicate this flurry of activity with devices called brain-computer interfaces. But as with anything that...by sagesgroup | May 2, 2023 | Brain science, Health, homepage, hp-latest, Medicine, Science
In an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror, an insurance agent uses a machine — outfitted with a visual monitor and brain sensors — to read people’s memories to help her investigate an accidental death. While mind-reading machines aren’t real, brain-computer interfaces,...by sagesgroup | Feb 14, 2023 | A1, Brain science, longevity, Longevity Hacks, Psychology, Science
Carrie Wyland is looking forward to a little alone time at home now that her kids are back at school after a two-week break. “As much as I love them, I’m looking forward to having some of my own space, feeling productive, and getting back to a regular schedule,” the...by sagesgroup | Jan 8, 2023 | aging, brain health, Brain science, Covid-19, Health, Medicine, Mental Health, Mind and Body, Syndicated, The Conversation
Social ballroom dancing can improve cognitive functions and reduce brain atrophy in older adults who are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. That’s the key finding of my team’s recently published study in the Journal of Aging and...