What could account for our middle age peak in cognitive function: wiring?

Youth myth It is a common myth in our culture that we peak for everything in 20’s. But interestingly there are components of our brain that do not fully mature until middle age. Last week I posted about how for many cognitive functions including verbal memory, inductive reasoning, spatial reasoning, and verbal ability the peak…

Weekend Better Brain Breakfast # 5

Meditation may help addiction Over at Integratedneuroscience they have an interesting post about the growing body of research and practical tips on how you could use meditation to help with addiction: …the mindfulness that accompanies meditation has shown to be more effective than behavioral strategies that encouraged avoiding thoughts of substance use. Such thoughts inevitably…