Marc Arginteanu's Blog, page 17

Inside the brain of a psychopath. (I mean literally)

What made Bernie Madoff tick? The guy amiably chatted with life-long friends over dinner as he drained their life savings. Or Jeff Dahmer, who befriended his victims, lured them to his apartment and then had them for din...

Alzheimer's early detection

https://www.kevinmd.com/2024/03/can-y...

Beauty and the Brain

Beauty is brain deep: Why face and form are more alluring to men than women.

Acupuncture at the Neiguan point may alter brain function

Acupuncture at the Neiguan point may change the activity in the default mode network (DMN) of the brain.The DMN is a wide network of far-flung neuronal nodes in the neocortex, wired together by white matter (axonal) cabl...

color red and default mode network

Feeling uninspired?

Double brain bacon cheeseburger

What���s better for your brain than a double bacon cheeseburger? Well, lots of stuff��� Including a salad tossed with ingredients that maximize brain health. BONUS: you can even keep the cheese (sadly though, not the bacon,...

Feeling Distracted?

Maybe all your brain needs is a splash of green.

blueberry brain

Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt sang about Blue Bayou, because their brains were craving blueberries (not really)

cocktail party neuron

So, two guys, Bill and Joe, walk into a crowded bar.

What���s all that nagging doing to your brain?

(and what you can do about it)