If you think your inability to concentrate is a hopeless condition, think again — and breathe, and focus. According to a study by researchers at the UC Santa Barbara, as little as two weeks of mindfulness training can significantly improve one’s reading comprehension, working memory capacity, and ability to focus.
Category: research
Laws against cell phone use while driving can’t curb teen texters
Distracted driving” laws mean fewer injuries, but haven’t solved the problem.
Revealing the scientific secrets of why people can’t stop after eating one potato chip
What happens in the brain to make music rewarding?
Most effective PTSD therapies are not being widely used, researchers find
Making fruit easier to eat increases sales and consumption in school cafeterias
The Brain: Our Food-Traffic Controller
Understanding how the brain responds to sweets may be our best hope for controlling obesity.
Diagnosing the Wrong Deficit
Could what looks like A.D.H.D. be a sleep disorder in disguise?
A New Way to Curb Drinking? Planting False (Bad) Memories of a Bender
Researchers are exploring the possibility that convincing drinkers they had a bad experience with liquor — even if they didn’t — could lead them to drink less.
A Seasonal Pattern to Mental Health
An analysis of Google search queries suggests that mental illnesses flourish in winter and decline in summer.