There’s
new evidence that keeping it too quiet can keep you from being
creative. Researchers found that moderate background noise comparable
to the sound of a busy coffee shop triggers the brain to think
abstractly. But adding the noise track on the job works best only in
limited doses and for people who are already in the habit of thinking
out of the box. Source Link
That “senior” moment when the brain seems to freeze as you struggle to recall a word or thought is more common than you think. A new study found that six out of ten healthy older adults had a daily absentminded event. Researchers say that occasionally forgetting a name or word does not mean that an elderly person is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Source Link
Don’t look now, but Facebook has changed your email address on the social network. The company replaced all email addresses with a facebook.com email that was assigned to each user. But you can reset it back to your preferred email address by editing your contact info from the “About You” settings. Source Link
