Dr Vaja Zatjirua’s insight into our brains

MYD: How does the brain work? VZ: The brain is a very sophisticated piece of machinery. It is a very active organ, it’s busy all the time. An important concept to understand is that a lot of the brain’s functions are subconscious or involuntary. The part of the brain that makes you decide to do something, come up with an …

Dr Vaja Zatjirua on Brain Health at the End of the Year

Being the end of the year, priorities tend to be centered around things like getting our last to-do list of the year wrapped up; socialising the last year-end steam off or on the looming holidays. All of this leaves little time or attention for brain health. Yet, with the year that was, consideration for the health of our brains, can …