All Articles by Sudip Ghosh, MD
Dr. Ghosh is a surgeon at the University of Manchester, UK and a medical writer.
The “Art” of Being Smart
A three-year multicenter study called Learning, Arts, and the Brain is finally close to solving the problem of whether art makes us smarter or whether smarter people are drawn to arts.The question is not purely rhetorical, as in recent years educationists have debated about the relevance of arts in modern school curricula; whether music, drama and dance education should be given an equal emphasis compared to more mainstream science and humanities subjects.
Functional MRI: A Radiological Window into the Mind – Part 1
Functional MRI (fMRI) is one of the most widely used experimental tools in neuroscience today, which allows us to study blood flow patterns to different parts of the brain during a given task. For example during solving mathematical problems, a typical fMRI pattern is seen. Recently however, psychological theories are being tested, and a broader picture of how the mind works is emerging.
Follow the Leader – Insight into Human Decision Making
Scientists at Leeds University, England believe that they have found the answer to how a lot of our unconscious actions are generated -- by simply following our herd of brethren!A new study demonstrates that it only takes about 5% of people to have a decisive influence on the direction that a crowd of people would take, and the rest simply follow.
Is it the Brain or the Game? Gender Differences in Gaming
New research findings from the Stanford University proves that men find playing video games more rewarding. This wouldn't appear surprising to the millions of console and PC gaming widows worldwide, but this gives us an opportunity to have a look at the good old chicken-and-egg conundrum in the context of arriving at sweeping generalizations on gender difference issues on the basis of imaging alone.
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