Dementia pugilistica is a term used to mistakenly describe demented pugs as well as accurately signify a state of neurodegeneration commonly associated with boxers--i.e. pugilists. Apparently, receiving hits to the head over and over has repercussions. However, it's not the … [Read more...]

They say a healthy lifestyle with a good diet, lots of exercise and proper sleep can work wonders for the student's brain. But what they don't tell you is that it eating, exercising, and sleeping during a test doesn't help improve exam scores. This is why students resort to a … [Read more...]

I am super motivated! ...to binge-watch Netflix tonight. I am insanely driven! ...to sleep in until noon. I am crazy ambitious! ...about eating this entire cake. To a degree we're all motivated, driven, and ambitious (woo redundancy!), some more so than others. But it … [Read more...]

If you can't hack the game, you'll have to resort to the next best thing: Hacking the brain. And, fortunately, not all brain hacks are banned by eSport leagues' ongoing effort to limit "smart drug" usage in the eSports arena. While Adderall and Ritalin are out, most of the … [Read more...]

I'm not sure what I intend for this picture to indicate: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -or- A conversation on smart drugs. The ambiguity is ironic: Smart drugs are intended to treat ADHD, and they do a rather good job at it, but they replace the … [Read more...]