By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and science writer for Lumos Labs .
Recent findings have linked exercising regularly with increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of blood vessels in the brain.
While it has been shown in the past that aerobic exercise might reduce cognitive decline, this study [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
Ever wonder about the workings of your nervous system? As mentioned in our previous post on cognition, the nervous system is responsible for integrating and processing information about your surroundings while directing action towards the achievement of goals; whether [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
A recent research review to be published in the journal Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry shows a link between cigarette smoking and adverse changes in the function and physiology of the brain. Summarizing the findings of dozens [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
Research just published in the journal Brain and Cognition suggests that musical training can lead to more creative thinking and more symmetrical brain activity. The investigators, based out of Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee, ran two experiments both comparing [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
What exactly is cognition and how does it work? Here we will attempt to outline and explain some of the basic concepts involved with the inner workings of your head.
Cognition literally means “to know”. Knowledge can be thought of [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
Recent research coming out of Hamburg, Germany and published in the Journal of Neuroscience demonstrates that older brains still have the flexibility to literally grow. Researcher Janina Boyke and crew, split 50 people with an average age of 60 [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
Video game play seems to be related to better surgical skills according to research showcased at the recent Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.
Iowa State University psychologist Douglas Gentile, PhD, ran an experiment looking at the video game [...]
By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs.
A study conducted by Martin Buschkuehl and Susanne Jaeggi in John Jonides’ lab at the University of Michigan indicates that it is possible to improve on measures of fluid intelligence by training one’s working memory.
The concept of fluid intelligence [...]
