The dream of a drug that can help ameliorate the stress associated with durable traumatic memories, in order to treat disorders such as PTSD, has come a step closer to reality, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
New study and a review of decades of data pushes the memory clock back over a year, but the study confirms everyone is different!
Recent research suggests that drinking coffee doesn't actually affect your sleep, but it might have an impact on the make up of your brain... ☕️
When we develop severe Dementia and our ability to get out into the real world becomes limited, pictures can play a vital role in engagementRelatives and caregivers often use photographs to help someone remember past events or people that were important to themBe careful about the images that you show them, however. Those with dementia … Continue reading How Images Can Help Those With Dementia Engage With Life
New research findings suggest that by adopting exercise into daily life, our much loved older family members can live longer and healthier lives!
Why do we enter a fantasy world several times a night when we sleep? Why do we perceive imaginary events and perform imaginary behaviours and what do they mean? Are they a gateway into our unconscious? Can we really interpret our dreams?
Are good and bad people all the same? Are we capable of terrible acts? Well, according to Stanley Milgram, yes we are...
The theory behind cognitive dissonance and how it can be seen today in the rampant spread of COVID-19 misinformation on social media.
Characteristics cling to families.Francis Galton (1822 - 1911) Francis Galton counted many gifted individuals amongst his relatives, including the evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. So it's not surprising that Galton was interested in the extent to which abilities are either inborn or learned. He was the first person to identify "nature and "nurture" as two separate … Continue reading Personality is Composed of Nature and Nurture
A tale of how Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment changed how we view conformity in society today.
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