On Oct. 15, Calvin Hara, community educator of the Alzheimer’s Association Hawaii Chapter and member of the Alzheimer’s/Dementia Rotary Action Group, will present “Ten Healthy Habits for Your Brain” ...

Creating good presentations has always been an important part of learning and teaching. Students use slides to explain ideas, ...

In the midst of working with Drew Ramsey, MD on our next Food and the Brain presentation for the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Toronto*, I realized I’ve been writing about food, ...

Oily fish, berries, nuts, and other brain-boosting foods contain essential nutrients that may support short and long term brain function. The brain is an energy-intensive organ, using around 20 ...

Your brain is a bustling hub of electrical activity. This is due to the fact that the cells in your brain, called neurons, use electricity to communicate with each other. When a group of neurons sends ...

Most people don’t think about the fact that their thoughts are chemical, and even less so about how to use their thoughts to manage their brain chemistry. Your brain chemistry is your mental health.

The brain is the “control center” of the body. Together with the spinal cord, it makes up the central nervous system. Various parts of the brain are responsible for movement, breathing, and other ...