Marc Arginteanu's Blog, page 32
November 30, 2022
Why does your back make a cracking or popping sound?
Many people experience joint cracking sounds that can happen during natural movement or during manipulations of the spine in physical therapy or by a chiropractor. If you have symptoms such as pain, numbness or weakness ...
November 29, 2022
Working too hard is bad for your brain.
Some people grind away at their job until they burnout.
November 27, 2022
Scientists use robots to guide brain implants:
Treatment of some neurological maladies requires doctors to guide needles, catheters or coils into the brain. Currently, computer guidance is used, but the doctors insert the devices freehand.
November 25, 2022
Losing big in Vegas and looking for something to blame?
Your scapegoat may be the insular cortex or prefrontal lobe
November 23, 2022
Take a stroll in the garden: flowers are good for your brain.
Flowers are beautiful and fragrant. Just seeing and/or smelling them has a powerful effect on your brain. This effect is magnified when you view them in their natural setting (blooming wild on a grassy hill), as opposed ...
November 15, 2022
free bookmark
If you���re anything like me, you probably believe that folding your book���s pages into dog-ears isn���t much better than literature abuse. That���s why I keep a bookmark handy and keep my books looking fine and dandy.
November 14, 2022
The Great Brain Computer Interface Race
Perhaps the most famous proponent of neuro-augmentation is Elon Musk. He���s funded a private company called Neuralink, which is pushing the envelope of a class of technology called Brain Computer Interface (BCI). In 2021,...
November 12, 2022
Which is better for your brain: Kripalu Yoga or Vipassana Meditat
In two studies performed in 2014 and 2015, researchers studied the effects of both yoga and meditation. The scientists enrolled 47 participants: 16 yoga practitioners (trained in the Kripalu Yoga tradition), 16 meditatio...
November 10, 2022
Chronic insomnia may cause brain damage.
In 2020, French scientists studied the sleep patterns and brain characteristics of more than one hundred people. They reported an association between breathing disorders during sleep and the accumulation of toxic protein...
November 8, 2022
Brains of the Inuit people from Nunavik
���All this pollution is driving me crazy.���
