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Top 10 Things Your Brain Does and You Probably Didn’t Know About

Most of the time, we are so used to our brain functioning smoothly and automatically that we don’t take a lot of time to think about what is going on underneath. Walking, eating, discussing a book…all...

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Is working memory training the priority for ADHD patients?

There are several reasons why it is important to develop evidence-based ADHD treatments in addition to medication and behavior therapy. Not all children benefit from medication, some experience...

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Top insights on neuroplasticity, emotion and cognition (book highlights via...

Interested  in modern brain science and what it has to offer to improve education, health and quality of life? Here you have some of the most popular highlights of the book The SharpBrains Guide to...

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Study: For cognitive training to work, it must induce neuroplasticity in...

Over the last several years, cognitive training has received large amounts of public interest and support because reliably improving cognitive performance would have wide reaching applications in...

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How to improve memory skills and remember what you read: Beyond phonics and...

Despite the increasing visual media we are increasingly exposed to, reading is still an important skill. Whether it is school textbooks, online newspapers or regular books, people still read, though...

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Next in mental health, substance abuse: Preventive interventions to...

— Strong working memory puts brakes on problematic drug use (Medical Xpress): “Adolescents with strong working memory are better equipped to escape early drug experimentation without progressing into...

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Challenge: Helping consumers separate brain training wheat from brain games...

— Brain-Training Companies Get Advice From Some Academics, Criticism From Others (The Chronicle of Higher Education): “…brain-game companies entice people to buy subscriptions to their online training...

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Can neuroplasticity-based interventions address tinnitus-related cognitive...

Tinnitus: Turning Down the Volume (MedPage Today): “The drug D-cycloserine was no more effective than placebo when used with a computer-based cognitive training program for relieving persistent ear...

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Quick brain teasers to train your attention and working memory

— Here you have a few fun mental exercises to train your attention and working memory (the capacity to hold multiple pieces of information in the mind, and to use them real-time). Given them a try...

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How Einstein’s brain helps study intelligence and lifelong neuroplasticity

. The strange afterlife of Einstein’s brain (BBC News): “Einstein’s death 60 years ago was just the start of a strange journey for the most prized part of his anatomy, his brain. Stored in jars and on...

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Study: Cognitive deficits continue long term in cancer survivors in domains...

Cognitive Deficits Continue Long Term in Cancer Survivors (Medscape): “Although cancer patients frequently experience short-term cognitive deficits, little is known about how long these deficits last...

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Study: Hearing aids, by reducing cognitive load, can improve brain function...

UTEP professor shows that hearing aids improve memory, speech (press release): “A recent study by Jamie Desjardins, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the speech-language pathology program at The...

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Virtual “Brain Games” roundtable: Why we can, and SHOULD, train our brains

In preparation for the new season of National Geographic’s Brain Games, starting this Sunday February 14th, their producers asked us to participate in a virtual roundtable around this thought-provoking...

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Busy schedules linked to better memory and cognition among middle-aged and...

——- Being Super Busy May* Be Good For Your Brain (Smithsonian Magazine): “There hasn’t been much scientific research on busyness itself, although it’s something that we talk about so often,” explains...

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Study: Wisdom requires both higher heart rate variability and adopting a...

——- Many cultures consider the human heart to be the seat of wisdom. Now scientists are finding some evidence for this, though the reality may be more complicated than it seems. Previous research has...

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5 ideas to help knowledge workers increase lifelong learning and productivity

—– Some apps aim to help you train specific brain functions, such as working memory. Others are meant to help you maintain specific skills, such as useful field of view for safe driving. But suppose...

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UT Dallas researcher secures $2.7m grant to better monitor and address...

— Drs. Dan Krawczyk and Kihwan Han review MRI scans. Credit: Center for BrainHealth, Randy Anderson Scientist Gets Grant for Study of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries (UT Dallas release): A...

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5 quick brain teasers to sharpen two key cognitive skills: attention and...

Looking for some fun–and free–cognitive stimulation over the weekend? Here you have a few quick brain teasers to challenge your atten­tion and your work­ing mem­ory (work­ing mem­ory is the capacity to...

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Johns Hopkins study shows how brain training, if correctly targeted, can...

_________________________________________________________________ This training exercise boosts brain power, Johns Hopkins researchers say (Johns Hopkins release) “One of the two brain-training...

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Study suggests the real deficit underlying Attention Deficit Disorders is not...

______________________________ Many parents have observed that their child with ADHD stays attentive and engaged during ‘high interest’ activities, e.g., while playing video games, but has considerable...

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