Seasonal changes and the brain
You may be wondering if the seasonal changes can affect our brain? Well, the short answer is yes! Seasons do have an effect on our brain...
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Can brain-training clear-up brain fog
In collaboration with Antwerp University Hospital, our team at MyCognition, including Martina Ratto - Beingwell’s cognitive scientist -...
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,...
Uncovering high performance: nature or nurture?
When it comes to performance, are people born talented? Martina Ratto, Cognitive Scientist, explores...
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...
Navigating complexity in a world brimming with info
Our brains need to process more and more every day at high speed, just to keep up with the world.
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...
Food for thought - eating for our brains
Whether on jollies in Bridlington or the Mediterranean, we can find plenty of delicious food to...
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?
Back to the future after lockdown
We would expect to be supremely happy at the return to 'normality', but what if we’re feeling...
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?
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
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