brain

Boosting Brain Fitness

Steve Kraske and Beth Lipoff — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:03:10 +0000

It’s not just your abs that need a regular workout— it’s essential for your brain too. But how do you pump iron with your noodle?

The Clock Is Ticking: Surviving A Stroke

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:26:15 +0000

Would you be able to recognize the symptoms of a stroke? If you can, you may be able to save someone’s life.

Speaking Multiple Languages May Help Delay Dementia Symptoms

Nancy Shute — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:50:00 +0000

The brains of people who grow up speaking two languages are wired differently, and those differences protect them from dementia as they age.

That's the news from two studies out this month from a scientist in Canada who has spent decades trying to figure out whether being bilingual is bad or good. "I've been doing this for 25 years," Ellen Bialystok, a distinguished research professor of psychology at York University in Toronto, tells Shots. "Suddenly people are interested.