Both a futuristic thinker and an investment mogul, Jeffery Cohen foretells the introduction of the Synaptical Currency Theory that is all about assigning value to the brain capital. The Synaptical Currency Theory suggests that brain power is a finite resource, since the human brain often runs into natural barriers when trying to consume and process… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Science
From the Journal of Oral Microbiology: Tracing the Triggers of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s
In a sprawling review of more than 200 articles examining the suggested link between infections of the mouth and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), two researchers — one, an original mapper of the oral microbiome; the other, a scientist who has worked considerably on the connection between oral infection and AD – have surveyed the current body… Read more »
RaiseYourIQ Launches Four New Brain Training Games
RaiseYourIQ has launched four new brain training games which come free bundled with the SMART brain training course. The four games, “Brain Speed”, “Brain Agility” “Brain Memory” and “N-Back” continue the development of psychology led and science based games to improve brain health from RaiseYourIQ. These new brain training games are based on scientific research… Read more »
No Link Between Heart Disease and Fat in Diet, Results Support Dr. Hanan Polansky’s Discovery
A meta-analysis, which analyzed studies involving 600,000 participants in 18 countries, has determined that there is no correlation between cardiovascular disease and saturated fat in one’s diet. This surprising result was published on March 18, 2014, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a publication of the American College of Physicians. This result, while overturning 50… Read more »
Rupert Sheldrake Censored by TED Conference’s Anonymous Scientific Board
Join Skeptiko host Alex Tsakiris for an interview with Dr. Rupert Sheldrake author of, Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery. During the interview Sheldrake talks about the controversy: Alex Tsakiris: The irony of this is, if not hilarious, certainly inescapable. A reputable Cambridge biologist publishes a book claiming science is dogmatic. He’s then… Read more »