Brain

Meditating for just eight weeks changes your brain

By Christine Morgan , Jan 23, 2011

Meditation may change structures in your brain in just eight weeks. Photo: Getty If you've ever tried meditation you'll know how great you feel afterwards. But practising mindfulness meditation - described as meditation...

Why music gives you goose pimples

By Christine Morgan , Dec 12, 2010

Music creates emotions that stimulate the hypothalamus. Photo: Flickr, downing.amanda Maybe it's Angels by Robbie Williams, John Lennon's Imagine or the stirring hymn Jerusalem that does it for you. Gives you goose pimples,...

Caffeine and sugar help boost your brain

By Christine Morgan , Dec 8, 2010

If you're the kind of person who likes to start the day with a coffee and a Danish, you're probably fed up of people telling you how bad it is for you. So...

Acupuncture has real effect on how the brain perceives pain

By Christine Morgan , Nov 30, 2010

It's a question many health experts have debated: that is, does acupuncture have a real physical effect on the body, or does it simply work on a psychological level? In other words, is...

Cigarette smoke and exhaust fumes linked with Alzheimer's

By Christine Morgan , Nov 23, 2010

If you smoke or spend a lot of time in traffic jams you could be damaging your brain, say researchers. New York-based experts claim toxic chemicals found in cigarette smoke and car exhaust...

City living can drain your brain say neuroscientists

By Christine Morgan , Nov 17, 2010

Does the commute to your job in the city leave you feeling exhausted? Perhaps you can't think straight after an all-day high-street shopping session? Well that's because city life is hard on the...

Is low libido caused by the way women's brains work?

By Christine Morgan , Oct 26, 2010

Low libido is in the brain (Stock.xchng, artM) Experts have struggled for years to explain why some women have a low sex drive (libido). And now Detroit-based researchers think they've cracked it. Their...

Does looking at superslim models change our brains?

By Christine Morgan , Oct 18, 2010

Flickr, austinevan The debate about skinny models and celebrities and whether or not they affect the rest of the female population is one that's not going away any day soon. This time the...

Want a better brain? Chew on a carrot

By Christine Morgan , Oct 16, 2010

If you're getting a bit forgetful or your memory's just not as sharp as it used to be, you may think it's simply something that happens as you get older. But eating carrots...

The key to happiness: a good memory

By Christine Morgan , Sep 17, 2010

It's time to go back to the brain training games as a UK researcher says a good working memory is the key to a happy and successful life. MorgueFile, clarita Dr Tracy Alloway...