Author: Alaia Mind Help
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Screen-based media associated with structural differences in brains of young children
The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, shows that children who have more screen time have lower structural integrity of white matter tracts in parts of the brain that support language and other emergent literacy skills.
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Sleep keeps teens on track for good mental health
As families settle back into a new school year, sleep experts are reminding parents about the importance of teenagers getting enough sleep, cautioning them that insufficient sleep can negatively affect their mental health.
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Hypnotic suggestions can make a complex task easy by helping vision fill in the blanks
New research demonstrates that hypnosis — the process of focusing a person’s attention on a specific task or sensation — can turn a normally difficult visual task into a far easier one by helping individuals mentally ‘fill in the gaps’ of missing visual cues.
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Giving thanks can make you happier
Gratitude is a thankful appreciation for what an individual receives, whether tangible or intangible. With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives.
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Alpha generation: Phones, tablets are ‘rewiring’ the way children see the world
For most people of a certain age, their brains tend to see the “big picture” before settling in to focus on the details. Those growing up in the digital age however, are being rewired to see the world a whole lot differently.
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Excessive social media use linked to binge eating in US preteens
Children in the United States who have more screen time at ages 9-10 are more likely to develop binge-eating disorder one year later, according to a new national study.
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Improving your sleep can also increase mindfulness
Sleep is a critical part of survival and plays a heavy role in how people function throughout their day. Making matters worse, the average person has plenty of things competing for their attention and making them lose concentration. Now, a team of researchers from the University of South Florida has discovered that quality and duration…
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How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
New research is starting to explore how gratitude works to improve our mental health.
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