Habits - A Blessing and a Curse
Have you ever been accused of being a ‘creature of habit’? What exactly does that mean? Dr. Sarah McKay defines the common...
How Does Santa Remember Who Is Naughty or Nice?
There is no doubt that Santa always rises to the occasion of delivering all those gifts around the world on Christmas. But he isn’t the...
Scent and Memory: A Powerful Combination
As you smell a fresh pine tree, cookies baking, bayberry or orange, do flashes of past Christmas holidays come flooding through your mind?...
The Attitude of Gratitude
Thanksgiving is next week. Those of us in the US set aside a day to express gratitude for all that life brings us. How can you find...
Your Brain on Stress
Have you ever had the experience when everything around you seems to fall apart? It could be deadlines looming, holidays happening, or...
The Toll of Chronic Stress on Our Body and Our Brain
Everyone experiences stress. The initial flush of the stress response can be beneficial to our overall well-being. Mild stress enhances...
Learning and the Aging Brain
This topic is dear to my heart. I went back to graduate school when I was 50! My classmates were 25! The first week of classes I felt...
Memory and Aging
Memory is our life story, our solace, our joy. The thought of losing memory is also our biggest fear. There is a normal pattern of...
How You Make Memories and Why You Forget
How You Make Memories There isn’t much thought given to memory when you are younger. It just seems to happen. If you are in school, you...
Neurohacking (neuroengineering) Visualization
You are probably nervous already with a title like this! Let’s clear some confusion and define Neurohacking: It is a form of biohacking...
