Inarguably, music has been shown to have a positive impact on an individual’s wellbeing; with recent studies also showing that it has the proclivity to enhance memory. According to a study conducted at Davis, University of California, researchers discovered that the experience of having a song stuck in your head may play a significant role in […]
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In our basic neuroscience series, we covered how essential sleep is to our general functioning. Amongst all of the many examples, poor sleep has been linked with depression, hereby, a recent study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry suggests that waking up one hour earlier could reduce a person’s risk of major depression by 23%. The […]
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Everybody feels stressed – it’s a part of life. Whether it’s about deadlines, work, illness or more, stress can become incredibly overwhelming. If you are not able to take a step back and gain back some of that strength, the circumstances of stress can be stronger than you expect. Burnout Burnout or ‘professional burnout’, is […]
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In some of the previous articles on our blogspace, we have discussed that learning a language can negate the risk of suffering from cognitive impairment and can generally protect against brain deterioration. Yet, there is not much clarity provided on how these changes come to be. Research about the brain’s developments, be it small or […]
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You might have heard of Brain-Based’s engagement in Mind’s 27 27 challenge. This challenge encourages participants to run 27 miles in 27 days in support of the 27% of students who report mental health difficulties during university. Brain-Based has jumped on this opportunity to raise awareness about these concerning figures and collect funds towards this […]
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