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View ArticleROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE
dailymail.uk.comOphelia might have been crazy but she certainly knew her herbs when she said, “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.” In a self-funded study published on February 24, 2012 in the...
View ArticleSpring 2012 Calendar of Brain-Related Events
April National Autism Awareness Month autism-society.org/about-us/national-autism-awareness-month/ March 31-April 3 Chicago, Illinois 19th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting cnsmeeting.org/...
View ArticleSAVING THE WORLD WITH CHIMPS
On Thursday, June 14th, the Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI*NGO) of the United Nations in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute and Disneynature hosted a...
View Article7 Ways to Re-create Your Brain!
By Greg & Melissa D’Eloia In the summer, many of us take vacations and spend more time outside. The benefits of recreation and lesiure, however, truly span all seasons. While most people enjoy...
View ArticleIs San Diego America’s most holistic city?
The Wholistic Expo comes to the SD Convention Center, Aug. 24-26 Over the years, San Diego has been ranked one of the top ten most stress-free cities, one of the best-rested cities, and received other...
View ArticleENTREPRENEURIAL ANIMAL ACTIVISTS BUILD ONLINE NEXUS BETWEEN VEGANS & LOCAL...
Two animal rights activists-turned-entrepreneures, Nathan & Adriana Pope, have announced a fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo.com to help finance the hard-launch of their one-of-a-kind website...
View ArticleBUCKYBALL: How Art Meets Math in NYC
If you walked by a towering 30-foot carbon molecule situated in a small but crowded New York City park, would you recognize it as such? Leo Villareal hopes so, he’s the artist behind BUCKYBALL, the...
View ArticlePTSD + Super Storm Sandy = Mental Work
If you have a working television then you likely know about Sandy and the devastation the tragic super storm left behind. You are also likely aware of the power shortages millions of people across the...
View ArticleScientists’ Pride and Failed Predictions from the New York Academy of Sciences
The second event of the series Science and the Seven Deadly Sins took place last night at the New York Academy of Sciences. Scientific American‘s George Musser moderated this panel entitled Pride:...
View ArticleBook Giveaway for “Your Next Big Thing: 10 Small Steps to Get Moving and Get...
Brain World has 5 free copies to give out to readers. Please leave a comment to be entered to win. (Giveaway applies to U.S.residents only.) Feeling Stuck? 10 Steps from “The Now You” to “The New You”...
View ArticleYour Spring Awakening: Mind, Body, and Soul
By Marla Tomazin As the temperatures rise and the flowers start to bloom, do you catch the spring cleaning bug? If so, you’re not alone. When the bright, warm rays of spring sunlight begin to finally...
View ArticleMan’s Best Friend Over 32,000 Years and Beyond
Dogs and humans share a mutual desperation for each other’s attention. According to a study published this March, in Nature Communications, this is old news. Scientists estimate that dogs and humans...
View ArticleSleepy Brains Heart Calories
When Fridays roll around, I’m so tired and exhausted, all I want is to curl up in bed with Netflix and wait for a delivery man to bring me something terrible and delicious—fried pickles, pizza,...
View ArticleThe Cerebral Organoid Has Emerged
The cerebral organoid has been described as the size of a pea, but please don’t eat it. It is not a food. It is not something floating around in space either. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to...
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