Stress and the Teenage Brain (Part 1): The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Here’s a fact that may surprise you: The average high school student today experiences the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient of the 1950s. Take a moment to let that sink in: teenagers who are now considered normal would have been referred for specialist treatment in the 1950s. What’s causing teenagers to […]

How to boost your brainpower for a test in 5 minutes: The power of chewing gum

Got an important test coming up? Need a boost in brainpower? Then consider chewing on gum for 5 minutes before the test. This is what researchers recommend in a journal article called Cognitive advantages of chewing gum. Now you see them, now you don’t. In this study, researchers from St Lawrence University conducted a series […]