Have you ever had the experience of hearing a song you haven’t heard for years—yet somehow you still know every beat or lyric? Our brains are particularly good at remembering music because music is processed across many brain systems, giving the brain multiple reference points. In this 13-minute podcast from NPR, you can learn all […]
In the blockbuster Barbie movie, almost everything in Barbie’s world is a bright pink colour. But what would it be like to actually live in a place that was almost monochromatic—just one colour? It would be bad for the brain, say neuroscientists. Our brains would become desensitized to colour—and the perception of colour is an […]
Major depressive disorders are a major problem—and not everyone finds relief from currently available medications. Those medications most often target brain chemicals (like serotonin), based on the belief that the depressed brain does not regulate those chemicals appropriately. But for many people, the medications might be taking the wrong approach: recent research suggests that for […]
When your child is diagnosed with a learning disorder, it is natural to worry. What will their future look like? How will this affect their ability to get into a good school? Could they grow out of it? Although learning disorders are lifelong, they can become much easier to manage as kids get older and […]
