Put aside the saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder because recent reports suggest that it is in the brain of the beholder.  I’m talking about the difference between men and women and the way they interpret beauty. Have you ever noticed a difference in the way males describe and see beauty from the way that women do? Perhaps you’ve noticed that women have a tendency to talk about and describe what they see as beautiful, whereas men silently admire the beauty in what they see. A recent report suggests that this difference lies in the brain processes that occur when we look at an object.... Read More

As children we are given the impression that our intelligence is a fixed characteristic that will not change throughout our lives. I don’t know about you all, but as a child I worked extremely hard at school as I thought that if I failed at school, it meant I was dumb and that I would fail at everything else in my life. What I was not told as a child, was that there are simple steps and activities you can take that will improve your intelligence, or IQ.  That is why I have done some research and compiled a list of steps you can take to improve your IQ and intelligence more generally.  So next time you take a dreaded IQ test and don’t get a very promising score, don’t throw away your dreams. Because just like anything else you want to succeed in; it’s about practise and training.... Read More

Feeling like you are having trouble with your memory? Can’t remember those little things you usually seem to be able to remember? Before you start googling Alzheimers to see if that is what you have, perhaps you should turn to something you would not normally associate with memory loss; your diet.  You may not be aware that the food you eat can have an immediate impact on your cognitive abilities.  Research published in the February 2009 edition of the Journal, Apetite, found that a diet low on carbohydrates lead to poor performance on memory tasks.... Read More

Are you addicted to chocolate? New research conducted at the University of Exeter has found that cravings for chocolate can be literally walked off. Research has already established the benefits of exercise on cravings for nicotine and drugs, but now they have found that exercise can help reduce cravings for chocolcate.... Read More

Our physical health is always something that we are reminded of. We are always told that we need to keep our bodies physically active so that we have longer and healthier lives as we get older. But something that is never stressed is the importance of our mental/brain health.... Read More

However you came across this site; to get here you had to make a decision. Whilst surfing the net, you encountered a web page that contained a wealth of information, and with that you had to decide which parts of the page to focus on and which links on the page would provide you with the information you seek. You then had to decide which link you would pursue based on your judgement and you decided which one would best satisfy your informational needs.... Read More