Mind & BrainApril 1, 2015
A Clever Trick Aids Memory
To improve recall of words and faces, try associating them with locations
Stories by Shelly Fan
Shelly Xuelai Fan is a PhD Candidate in Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia, where she studies protein degradation in neurodegenerative diseases. She is an aspiring science writer with an insatiable obsession with the brain. She mulls over neuroscience, microbiomes and nutrition over at Neurorexia.
March 20, 2014
Can a Mnemonic Slow Memory Loss with Age?
One of the tragedies of aging is the slow but steady decline in memory. Phone numbers slipping your mind? Forgetting crucial items on your grocery list?
November 18, 2013
The Ancient Marriage between Music, Movement and Mood
Think back to that moment when you first heard your favorite song. What about it made you stop in your tracks? Was it the incessant buildup, soaring high, filling you with a sense of elation?
HealthOctober 21, 2013
A Slacker Clock to Beat Jet Lag?
In Around the World in 80 days, the protagonists faced a lifetime’s worth of calamities – failing suspension bridges, raids, abductions, hurricanes—but they were spared from one giant headache—jet lag.
FitnessOctober 1, 2013
The fat-fueled brain: unnatural or advantageous?
Disclaimer: First things first. Please note that I am in no way endorsing nutritional ketosis as a supplement to, or a replacement for medication.