Health is a state of complete physical, psychological and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The concept of global health introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 defines a turning point in the conceptions of health because it attaches as much importance to the psychological and social dimensions as to the physical ones. Global health is an expansive vision of health since it is defined by a multidimensional positive state and no longer by the mere absence of disease. Continuer de lire Perspectives on global health

I want you to think about the things you do daily: perceiving, acting, thinking, reflecting, memorizing, deciding, speaking, feeling, reading, writing, learning, walking, dreaming… None of this is possible without our brain. Therefore, expanding our understanding of the various mechanisms of the brain is essential to understand the functions of our brain in a normal context to improve our daily lives. Continuer de lire Getting to know our brain