Posts by Michael Pendleton
Women have more and worse concussions than men
When we think of concussions and brain injuries we tend to associate those with men — after all, they’re the ones playing football and predominantly in combat…but recent studies show both female athletes and women in general suffer a higher rate of concussions than men. Female brain injuries also tend to be more severe and…
Read MoreNature and play: Essential, overlooked brain nutrients
Maybe you are doing all the right things for your brain: Consuming beneficial brain nutrients, sleeping well, exercising, and spending time with people you enjoy…but you may still be deficient in one factor all brains need for optimal function: Unstructured time in nature to play. Hundreds of studies point to the necessity of the human…
Read MoreWhy chronically bad behavior can be neurological
It’s hard not to get upset at chronically disruptive behavior in young people, but sometimes it can be rooted in neurological bases. A recent criminal justice study found that making one change as simple as supplementing children with fish oil can improve their behavior, and that a low resting heart rate is often connected with…
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