🐲Dundee & Angus College is using Dungeons and Dragons to teach students valuable meta skills
🗒️The college has held an event sharing the benefits with other education leaders.
🎥 Our reporter Dale Eaton visited the event to find out more.
Short, light-intensity exercises can increase blood flow to children's prefrontal cortex, according to new research.. These easy-to-implement exercises could help reduce sedentary behavior and enhance brain health in schools. dlvr.it/TF6NpY
Burnout is a widespread issue with high prevalence rates across various professions. But should it be a mental health diagnosis? Here are some important factors to consider. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happyb…
A recent study found that men, but not women, with shorter sleep durations performed worse on wayfinding tasks. The findings were published in Scientific Reports. dlvr.it/T6Vzg9
Christian, my son gained a massive accolade today. He won a gold medal at the world kickboxing championships held at the prestigious Arnold’s sporting festival in Birmingham. He also got to meet his idol. #thearnoldssportfestival2024#kickboxing
What is your opinion about this crosstalk between the periphery and the brain stimulated by physical exercise?
Credits: T. Rody, J. A. De Amorim & F.G. De Felice
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MRI scans show kids with autism have deficits in a brain pathway that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding. Nerve-fiber tracts along the pathway (red) are less dense in children with autism than in typically developing kids.
Credit: Kaustubh Supekar
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Looking forward to delivering @dundee_angus Gardyne Campus today. Discussing tips and strategies with a neuroscience edge, to combat study stress & prioritise work efficiently.
New Research: Axo-axonic cells in neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review: Imbalance between excitation and inhibition in the cerebral cortex is one of the main theories in neuropsychiatric disorder pathophysiology. Cortical… #neurosciencefrontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
We know that exercise is good for the brain. But now we have a better understanding of why, you can start to harness your workouts to maximise the brain-boosting power of physical movement #Echobox=1686540829" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/mg2583…
So here are some hippocampal neurones which were imaged with a confocal microscope after immunocytochemistry. Looking at Amyloid-beta and reverse as conditions.
For the latest episode of the Matt Walker Podcast, he's joined once again by @DrCanapari, this time focusing specifically the big impact that developing hormones (and early school start times, among other things) have on how #teens#sleep.