Gender, Memory, and the Aging Brain

Gender, Memory, and the Aging Brain

by | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article

Even as you read this sentence, a neurochemical process has begun that will determine how long you remember it. And this process happens differently in men than in women, who are three times more likely to develop memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease as they age....
The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

by , | Mar 20, 2018 | Videos

DISCUSSION GUIDE: Download questions for The Pursuit of Happiness with Dr. Richard Davidson The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters hosts and evening with renowned neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson in Overture Center’s Capitol Theater. After being...
Music for Cats

Music for Cats

by | Feb 15, 2016 | Magazine Article

Does your pet like music? The answer is: Yes. But not your music. Don’t worry. It’s not personal. Our companion animals, domesticated thousands of years ago, are descended from primarily nocturnal predators. Over millions of years they developed an acute sense of...