Here’s one more reason to start hitting the gym: according to a study, even a single workout can help improve your brain health. Based on a new review of the effects of acute exercise, researchers summarized both the behavioral and cognitive effects of a single bout of exercise and the data gathered from various neurophysiological […]
In our never-ending search for happiness, we may need to look no further than our own gut. The gut has actually been nicknamed the “second brain” because of a large number of neurotransmitters found there. Serotonin is found in great concentration in the bowels and is responsible for some roles such as helping nerves communicate, […]
Researchers discovered that while our brains have a detailed picture of our hands and fingers, this representation in the brain is maintained, in some cases, for as long as 3 decades after an amputation. “It has been thought that the hand ‘picture’ in the brain, located in the primary somatosensory cortex, could only be maintained […]
Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow – both in the United Kingdom – reveal how participants who consumed milkshakes containing a supplement called inulin-propionate ester were less likely to crave foods high in calories. The supplement works by increasing production of the compound propionate in the gut, which previous studies have […]