Did you know that wine is an "anti-fat" because it activates the SIRT1 gene, which prevents the formation of new fat cells and helps to mobilize existing ones? And that grape resveratrol effectively counteracts the negative effects of a sedentary life on the body?
Scientifically speaking, they are right to recommend that students breathe in rosemary essence while trying to solve problems or face an exam. Researchers from Northumbria University (United Kingdom) have shown that a high concentration in the blood of one of the components of this plant, 1,8-cineole, improves cognitive performance, specifically the speed and precision of responses.
According to Guillermo García Ribas, Coordinator of the Behavior and Dementia Study Group of the Spanish Neurology Society (SEN), “reading is one of the most beneficial activities for health, since it has been shown to stimulate brain activity and strengthen neural connections ”. An active brain not only performs its functions better, but also increases the speed of response. But also, in recent years, there have been many studies that have linked the level of reading and writing with an increase in cognitive reserve.
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (United States) have succeeded for the first time in transforming human embryonic stem cells into neurons that allow us to recover the ability to learn and remember. The experiment, carried out in mice, is the first step to implanting these stem cells in the human brain to cure neurological deficiencies.
Not only age and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's negatively affect memory. Certain physiological situations and some habits such as eating a lot of saturated fat or smoking also make it more difficult for us to store and retrieve memories.
There are diseases that do not distinguish between social class or condition. This is the case of Parkinson's disease, a neurological pathology that affects about ninety thousand people in Spain and suffered by such relevant figures as Katharine Hepburn or the pontiff John Paul II himself.
Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that the brains of all human beings are activated in exactly the same way when we listen to a new piece of classical music, regardless of previous experiences and individual musical preferences. Specifically, the experiments reveal that listening to a melody for the first time puts into action structures involved in the planning of movement, memory and attention.
Something has the french fries to cause that when a bag is opened we cannot stop eating until we finish it. German scientists have studied the pattern of activity triggered by this product in the brain and have determined that the reason why they are irresistible does not only lie in their high fat and carbohydrate content, as was believed until now. There must be something else that makes them addictive.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
