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The link between food and brain power
For a long time, we’ve made the connection between the food that we eat and the way that we look, the health of our hearts and the...
Does exercise improve our brainpower?
Thanks to our resident cognitive scientist, Martina Ratto, we have the answer, and the short one… yes! Like the rest of our body parts,...
The link between food and brainpower
Jenny Tschiesche, the Lunchbox Doctor, explains what to eat to stay mentally sharp and focused.
Can we REALLY multitask?
Martina Ratto, Cognitive Scientist and brain boffin', explores whether we can actually multitask or not.
Has evolution made our brains lazy?
Our lazy brain comes courtesy of our ancestors who aimed to do less to increase survival.
Rashomon effect: Can we trust our memory?
How is it possible for people to remember the same event entirely differently? Martina Ratto explains.
Thinking about thinking
One thing that makes the human mind quite unique is our ability to think about thinking...
Left versus right brain: facts and myths
Is the right side of our brain responsible for numbers and the left for creativity? Martina Ratto explores...
New Alzheimer's research - a solution or just a patch?
Is the new Alzheimer’s drug all it’s cracked up to be? Martina Ratto, Cognitive Scientist, explores...
How does our brain actually think?
We’ve all got one, a lump of grey squidgy matter, housed in our heads. But how, exactly, does it work?
How to prevent dementia. Yes, really!
This week it’s Dementia Action Week and Anna Sandford-James, expert in cognitive decline...
Can dance boost our brain power?
Today is International Dance Day, and to celebrate this cheerful event we asked our...
Can we improve our brain power?
Does our ability to think change over time? And how can we go about boosting our brain power?
What is cognition?
Is cognition a load of jibberish? What, exactly, is it? And why should we care about it?
How science shatters the myth of male & female brains
Are our brains hardwired to think in a certain way depending on the genitals we're born with?
MyCognition - think faster, focus better, and improve memory
MyCognition has been scientifically recognised as the best cognitive health app of the year in 2020...
Why mental health is a cognitive matter
Martina Ratto, our resident Cognitive Scientist, tells us why mental health is a cognitive matter
Is boredom good for the brain?
Think back to a time before COVID-19. Our lives were busy, full, and many of us longed for a spare moment
Martina Ratto, Cognitive Scientist, talks about brainpower
As humans we all have the same potential in our brains, the way we nurture this potential determines...
Cognition - the superpower of our brains!
Cognition is just a fancy name for our brainpower. The word cognition comes from the Latin word...
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