In a new Hello Singapore feature segment titled “解密大脑” (Decoding the Brain) on Channel 8, researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) explain the functions of the human brain and its multiple stages of growth and development, and aim to use scientific reasoning to debunk common myths about the human brain.
From cognitive abilities to memory enhancement and retention, viewers will be able to understand the intricate process of how short-term memory progresses to become long-term memory, as explained by Assoc Prof Sajikumar from the Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Lab.
Premonition versus intuition – Dr Eric Tan from the Memory, Ageing and Cognition Centre (also from Department of Pharmacology) offers the science behind experiencing a premonition.
Research Fellows Dr Yap Kwong Hsia and Dr Joyce Chong (both from Department of Pharmacology) elaborate how the multi-domain lifestyle interventions in the SINGER study have proven to slow down the rate of Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly.