Rhonda Patrick

Aromatherapy during sleep increases cognitive capacity by 226% in older adults, an effect thought to be mediated by improved integrity of the prefrontal cortex's uncinate fasciculus, a pathway directly linked to memory.

An interesting, but small study:

A night of sleep deprivation reduced people's desire to help others. Functional MRI brain scans showed deactivations in brain regions that promote prosocial behavior. [link] Exciting work from @etoosh and @sleepdiplomat et al!

Great work from McMaster University and Aaron Thomas, et al.! @macgparise @coachkamal @mackinprof @katherine_manta

Thank you, @NBTiller, for providing the careful and thoughtful analysis below:

I think a very sensible thing for many people would be to check their omega-3 index with @OmegaQuant and see how their existing diet measures up and go from there. Good broader discussion on dosage here: