Inexpensive saliva test let’s you know when you’re neurons are multiplying
What if a simple saliva test could tell you if your brain is in ‘growth mode’ or ‘survival mode’? New research has debuted
Turns Out we all have a Neural “Spidey” Sense After All
We all know what it feels like when something “smells fishy.” When our gut instinct tells us on an unconscious basis that something is amiss. Turns out there’s some truth to the idea that we all have a “spidey sense” of sorts that allows us to predict the future, even if just gives us a few milliseconds advance warning that a change of tack might be a good idea..
24hr Monitoring of Brain’s Waste Removal System
Ingenious device enables our glymphatic organs to be monitored 24/7 to track the mysteries of the brain’s waster removal system
Free Brain Upgrades (at 9, 32, 66 and 92!)
Think your brain peaked at 25? Think again. Latest research shows our neural networks undergo massive‘upgrades’ at ages 32 and 66, shifting from
Praise for my “Tech on the Brain” Keynote Talk
Many people these days worry about what intensive tech use might be doing to their brains. In particular, there is concern about how overuse of genAI might lead to problems. Happily there’s plenty of evidence for me to talk about in my 60 min keynote and it’s been going down really well with professional audiences from a wide variety of different industries.
Exercise Before You Socialise
Muller x My Protein commissioned me to dig into the scientific research on the impact of exercise on the human brain for a recent PR campaign “Sweat to Spark”. They wanted to know if there was any evidence to support the idea that exercise primes our brains for social interaction. As it turns out, there’s plenty!
What Might Over Reliance on Gen AI do to the Human Brain, Both Individually and Collectively
I’ve spent much of the past year getting up to date on all the published academic literature about the impact of technology on
What is Media Multitasking doing to your Brain?
I often work out of a library in central London when I need to get something done that requires quiet, intensive, sustained focus.
Book Review: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt
The scientific evidence regarding the impact of intensive technology use on young people has slowly but surely been accumulating over the past decade or so. The results are now in and the message is unequivocal: excessive use of screens is screwing our kids up.
Mindfulness Meditation in VR
The brain benefits of mindfulness meditation are numerous and I’ve written about it in this brain blog many times and the literature support