Think Tank: The Neuro Blog
How does nootropic energy gum fuel your brain?
The word “nootropic” originates from Greek, where “noos” means “mind.” Nootropics is the term used to describe supplements designed to safely enhance our cognitive abilities. These supplements are currently available in many forms, and have been steadily gaining popularity due to their positive effects on brain function.
Learn moreThe benefits of drinking green tea
Green tea is one of the most popular beverages worldwide. The ancient tradition of drinking green tea originated more than one thousand years ago in China, and quickly became popular throughout Asia and the rest of the world. Although black tea and green tea are made from the leaves of the same plant, they are processed quite differently. In contrast to the production of black tea, the leaves used...
Learn moreVitamin B-12 Deficiency and how to avoid it
Vitamin B12 deficiency is no laughing matter. When you’re low on B12, things start to go wrong in the body and it can be debilitating. B12 is not only a vegan issue, contrary to popular belief. Like vitamin C, the body doesn’t naturally make its own B12, so it has to be obtained through food. Deficiency risk also increases with age.
Learn more5 Habits for Cultivating Improved Mental Focus
Modern living and increasingly competitive working conditions are a recipe for both stress and fragmented attention span. Combine these with technology addictions and multiple social media accounts and you can see why mental focus becomes a challenge.
Learn moreFear Is The Mind Killer
Fear is the killer. The neat fences that box in play-it-safers are trapping the minds of brilliant individuals and emerging voices that are stifled and rooted in belief systems that are crippling their individual existence along with the lives of individuals that long for their greatness.
Learn moreThe Science of Confidence
We often come across people who seem to be able to interact and hold themselves in every situation without breaking a sweat. Public speakers, actors, sales people all seem to share the same trait in common, confidence. It is rather interesting to study the differences in personality of how some people are simply able to blend and handle any situation they are thrust in.
Learn more5 Foods For A Better Brain
In pursuit of mental greatness, many paths are being forged by pioneers in the field. There are camps of people interested in the newest Nootropics, which little pill might unlock a new mental capacity. There are camps pursuing mental clarity and perfection via mindfulness meditation and other cognitive hacks to reframe their perceptions of the world. And then there are people like Dr. Rhonda Patrick.
Learn moreUsing Games to Build Your Brain
The principles taught by gaming indeed extend to life because learning to play a new game is to learn and perfect a system, and life is full of systems to be analysed, broken down, and perfected...
Learn moreAn Introduction to Neuroplasticity
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks," is a misleading idiom that as human beings we have accepted for a long time. On the surface it appears true. Full grown adults have a strong tendency to become set in their ways.
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