Researchers in Ireland have found that brain exercises in the form of rote memorization of poems, articles, and short stories leads to memory improvement.

It is commonly said that "elephants never forget". From the website Elephant Voices:

The neurologic theory of Consolidation states that things you learn during the day are etched more permanently down in memory at night while you sleep. In other words, sleep plays a major role in learning and memorizing.

Snoring can be one of the signs of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a relatively common disease that affects children and adults. There’s been quite a bit of press lately about it- and for good reason: sleep apnea, which tends to be greatly underdiagnosed, can have a tremendous affect on your brain power.

Reading through the latest issue of Neurology Today, came across some interesting tidbits on how beneficial exercise can be for your brain:

• As mentioned in earlier posts, exercise leads to the creation of new brain cells in the hippocampus

In an earlier post, I mentioned how a large amount of new research shows that chronic stress plays a major role in destroying the memory engine (hippocampus) of your brain.

Additionally, I’ve also pointed out how many studies

There have been several studies lately that reveal how bad sleep disordered breathing can be for your brain.

Now, a recent article published in the journal Public Library of Science Medicine

Prednisone is a corticosteroid, and neurologists typically prescribe it quite often, as many of the diseases we see respond dramatically to it.

This week, my wife and I both have had colds. Whereas she’s had a lot of congestion, I’ve had a nagging cough. While going through 10 bags of Kleenexes one thing I began to wonder yesterday was: Do people who get frequent respiratory infections (”colds”) have poorer lung function later on in life? In other words, is there a direct relationship between the number of colds

Technology is really progressing at a dizzying pace. We are rapidly approaching the day when scientists will be able to interface brains and computer chips. For many, these neurochips might seem like something straight out of a science fiction novel, but over the past several months I’ve noticed a flurry of breakthroughs that indicate neurochips are close to becoming a reality.