Diet Archives - Knowing Neurons

Illustration showing food entering a intestine/brain hybrid

Courtney Kremler May 2, 2023May 11, 2023 Anxiety, Bacteria, Diet, gut bacteria, Gut microbiota, Health, mental health, microbiome, mood, probiotics

Gut Microbiota & Mental Health

By Courtney Kremler It’s a classic cycle that we have all been through before: craving pizza, sugar, or junk food of any kind, feeding that craving, promptly feeling worse, and… Read More

A Close Up Look Infographics

Gil Torten August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 Aging, bma1 gene, caloric restriction, clock gene, Diet, Drosophila, fasting, Flies, lifespan, Photoreceptors, phototoxicity, proteins, Retina, Study, visual decline

A Close Up Look 17 – Caloric Restriction

Read this infographic by Gil Torten to learn more about how retinal light exposure and diet affects the lifespan of flies!… Read More

An artistic take on the "monkey-to-man" cartoon, depicting the final result as a larger human near fast food with a red warning sign around it. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.

Big Ideas Brain Basics Brain Development Culture

Marco Travaglio November 27, 2019June 3, 2021 Attention, Brain Fat, Cortex, dementia, depression, DHA, Diet, Dopamine, Dorsal Attention Network, EPA, Evolution, Fat, Fish Oil, Frontoparietal Network, Genetics, Monounsaturated Fat, Neurological Disorder, Neurotransmitters, Omega-3, Omega-6, Polyunsaturated Fat, serotonin, supplements

Brain, Healthy Fats, and the Importance of Fitting Into Your Genes

Our brains are extremely rich in fat. Indeed, about two thirds of the human brain is composed of fat, 35% of which consists of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. What are… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Tamsin Irwin October 11, 2017April 17, 2023 ALS, Alzheimer's, Brain health, Cell Metabolism, Diet, Epilepsy, genes, Health, high-fat diet, Hippocampus, Ketogenic, Ketogenic diet, mitochondria, Motor neuron disease, Parkinson's, Seizure drugs, Seizures, SUDEP

High Fat Diet May Prevent Sudden Death in Epilepsy

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he human brain consists of highly complex circuitry which is wired to elicit a synchronous pattern of electrical signals. This allows for communication between differing regions of the brain. When… Read More