Brain Health
For Optimal Aging

When we throw ourselves into a project and know every detail about it, do we expect others to be just as excited over the outcomes? In my...

This is the last domain of the Virtual Brain Wellness model. These overarching domains have encompassed brain wellness in a doable...

If you have been following my articles, you know that I am working on the way the brain functions. Behavior is pretty cut and dry, until...

As we get out of one year (sometimes by the skin of our teeth) and move into the next year, we have very high hopes of creating a better,...

Talking to people who only believe what they can see, taste, touch and feel can be very overwhelming. Because they don’t understand...

In order to understand what is involved in establishing a fresh start for 2021, I am following the Model of Brain Wellness from the...

Neuroscience News January 7, 2021 Sleep is ubiquitous in animals and humans and vital for healthy functioning. Thus, sleep after...

Is it even possible to have a fresh start this year? Yes – it is possible. We need to coral our mind and get it out of 2020. Enough of...

Have you ever been accused of being a ‘creature of habit’? What exactly does that mean? Dr. Sarah McKay defines the common...

There is no doubt that Santa always rises to the occasion of delivering all those gifts around the world on Christmas. But he isn’t the...

This year has been so extraordinary in that it has pushed us to our limits and then pushed even further. Now we are right in the middle...

When is the last time you had a belly laugh? It has been a while for me. As I looked over my state of stress lately, I realized I had to...

Summary: Those exposed to cocoa flavanols performed better at cognitive tests and showed increases in brain oxygenation. Source:...

A few years ago, I looked at this perspective of gratefulness. Little did I know at that time that we would be in the center of a...

Volatility. Uncertainty. Complexity. Ambiguity. In my lab at the University of Miami, these four words (shorthanded to “VUCA”) describe...

There have been some distressing news reports on – your diet during COVID! Now that doesn’t sound too terrible with all of the stressors...

Our three-pound brain is a very demanding organ. 20% of blood, carbohydrates, and oxygen generated from each heartbeat go directly to...

Neuroscience News. October 16, 2020 Summary: For older adults, some sedentariness may not be as bad for memory as believed, especially...

I have written about grief, resilience, and chronic stress over the past few months. It would seem that we should be finished with all of...

My mother died last week. She was 91 and lived her life on her terms until the end. She certainly gave us a gift. In the midst of...