As of 2013, there were over 500 million people using Facebook and roughly half of all users log-in to the social media platform on a daily basis. It is clearly the most popular social media platform compared to others like Twitter and LinkedIn. The average person on Facebook has over 100 friends and spends over …
Of the 7 billion people living on the planet, 6 billion of those people have cell phones. With the technology boom of recent years, it is just a matter of time before nearly everyone has access to the device. Most people with cell phones use them every day as a means of communication and many …
While many people find antidepressants helpful for managing major depression, others are unable to find them therapeutic. It has long been thought that the neurotransmitter serotonin is responsible for contributing to cases of depression. Researchers and pharmaceutical companies alike have long believed that serotonin is the primary underlying factor associated with poor mood and other psychological …
Are there certain foods that you are unable to stop eating? Research conducted by Connecticut College shed some light on the addictive nature of sugary foods. For their particular study, they decided to use “America’s Favorite Cookie,” the Oreo. Their findings weren’t that surprising to people who already know the fact that Oreos and other …
Do you speak multiple languages? If not, there some research suggesting that you may want to start. Research from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom revealed that individuals who are bilingual tend to have delayed onsets of dementia. Dementia is regarded as a specific genre of brain disorders characterized by impairments in cognition, …
It’s no secret that many people experience great pleasure when they have sex. The brain lights up and dopamine levels to prompt feelings of significant pleasure until climax. Would you believe it if someone told you that learning just one new vocabulary word will activate the same reward circuitry as sex and gambling? Probably not, …
Individuals diagnosed with major depression often are found to have reduced volume within their hippocampus. The hippocampus is a small region of the brain that is responsible for regulating various memory and spatial navigation functions. It is also believed to play a pivotal role in the regulation of mood. Modern day antidepressants such as SSRIs …