Why does the brain consume so much energy?

What’s the size of a pineapple, weighs as much as a toaster and resembles a walnut? Our brain! And it consumes an enormous amount of energy.

 

The brains of men and women

Gender roles remain deeply embedded in many cultures to the current day. The anatomic differences between the sexes seem evident. But are there major differences between the brains of the men and women?

 

Brain optimization via biohacking

Biohacking entails optimizing your lifestyle to improve your physical and mental performance. There are many ways to practice it including meditation, ice swimming and special diets. But does it actually work?

 

Mental training for top athletes

Emil Agyekum is a professional hurdler and dreams of going to the Olympics. To get there, he’s engaging in mental training to help him achieve the flow state when he’s on the track. It’s a state in which his body performs optimally.

 

Better Bites for a better brain

According to scientific research, the three foods we’ll present in this edition of our Better Bites series are brain boosters! 

 

 

Brain surgery with the aid of a robot

Robots make operations much easier for brain surgeons. They enable them to place implants more easily and take samples from brain tumors. Patients benefit from the technology as well.

 

 

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