by Harold Taylor | Jun 12, 2015 | The Brain
Does technology really make us more effective? Getting more things done faster is no longer limited by technology, but by our brain. Our brain has a limited capacity for processing information, and this limit is being approached and frequently passed by the...
by Harold Taylor | May 7, 2015 | Memory, The Brain
Is it poor memory or simply poor memory skills? Some of us have poor powers of observation. We may be uninvolved, passive, and inattentive or distracted, day dreaming or preoccupied with other things. We could be short-changed in a store and not even notice it. We...
by Harold Taylor | May 4, 2015 | The Brain
But don’t dwell Most people would probably prefer a worry-free life. With little to worry about, we would reduce anxiety and stress, improve our relationships with others, sleep better, live happier, and increase our personal productivity. Worry normally refers...
by Harold Taylor | Apr 21, 2015 | The Brain
Dr. Amir AllenTowfigh, a neurologist with Weill Cornell Medical Center claims that multitasking can jam up your brain processing. He says our frontal lobes are the main engines directing our attention, and they have a limited amount of processing power. Multitasking...
by Harold Taylor | Apr 9, 2015 | Holistic Time Management, The Brain
How to avoid dementia and Alzheimer’s According to the World Health Organization, as reported in the March 22, 2015 issue of the Toronto Star, it is estimated that 1.4 million Canadians will be living with dementia in 20 years. Worldwide, there are about 7.7 million...
by Harold Taylor | Mar 31, 2015 | The Brain
Can you change your mind? Most neuroscientists believe that we are our brain, and that when our body dies, along with the brain, so do we. Through functional MRIs neuroscientists attempt to determine which parts of the brain, and even which neurons, are responsible...
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