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How phthalates may impact the baby's brain - not for the faint of heart

How phthalates may impact the baby's brain - not for the faint of heart

Not usually prone to catastrophic thinking, I found myself wondering why mental health issues and neurodiversity have become so widespread in our children's generation. So pronounced across the world and in every culture, I’ve started to think it might be linked to something our generation was exposed

The brain loves color - but different ones

The brain loves color - but different ones

I always wondered if we humans see color the same way. I mean, when we call something blue, is it the same color we call blue? Or do we just have the same name for something that we see differently? Is that why we have different favorite colors? And if

How gaming changes the structure of the brain

How gaming changes the structure of the brain

Our kids spend time gaming - and admitted - the parents really enjoy gaming too. The hyper-focus and complete forgetting of the world, the stimulus, and the problem solving is all great entertainment. While gaming has been criticized for being addictive and increasing aggression, it has cognitive benefits too -

The teen brain: How Mum´s behavior influences your resilience to stress

The teen brain: How Mum´s behavior influences your resilience to stress

Adolescence is a time of rapid change and emotional challenges. It is also a critical period of brain development. While it can be full of exciting experiences, it is marked by heightened sensitivity to stress and increased risk of mental health disorders. Even though a staggering one-third of the world’

Does size matter? Comparing big and small brains.

Does size matter? Comparing big and small brains.

My husband has this really big head, and inside, probably a really big brain. But does that mean he is smarter than me - as he claims? One of the longest-standing debates in neuroscience is whether larger brains equate to higher intelligence - as early theories assumed that absolute brain

The shape of the brain - why does it look that strange?

The shape of the brain - why does it look that strange?

Last week, I decided to ask one of our (four) daughters," Which one question about the brain would you wanna ask?". "Well, why does it have that weird shape?" was her reply. This blog is my answer. The brain has folds to maximize its surface area.

Neurohacking IV: Neuro chips - without salt and vinaegar. A neurosurgeons perspective on neurohacking

Neurohacking IV: Neuro chips - without salt and vinaegar. A neurosurgeons perspective on neurohacking

Neurochips are implantable devices designed to facilitate communication between the human brain and computers. These brain-machine interfaces function by mimicking synapses, although their processing speed remains slower than natural brain activity. Synapses are the junction between two neurons where nerve signals are transmitted from one cell to another using electrical