Can How You Lean Change Your Thinking?
In researching studies on the brain I came across a research study out of the Netherlands that seemed…
Neuroscience in the early 20th Century – Lobotomies
Neuroscience has come a long way since the 1940s. As a matter of fact, it was more in…
Mnemonics Can Make Learning a Foreign Language Fun
It is common knowledge that children are better at picking up languages quicker than adults. The reason is…
Strategies to DeStress before the SAT
There is no test more stressful for anyone than taking the SAT test. It’s like the atom bomb…
Use of Brain Mapping To Find Weaknesses
Scientists are just beginning to understand how your brain works, and there are thousands of things that can…
Believing You Will Retain Your Memory Works
It’s the old story — if you think you can, you will. A study out of Brandies University…
What is Memory?
If you use the Webster’s diction definition of memory, it is “the mental capacity or faculty of retaining…
Sensory Memory Is Your Brain Hub
When you use one of your senses — taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing — there is a…
Brain Damage Does Not Always have to be Permanent
In the face of traumatic brain injury, brain cancer, infection or stroke the brain takes measures to protect…
Common Drugs Could Cause Cognitive Impairment
We usually think of drugs that are sold at a drugstore are safe for you, and if you…
Taking a Break Improves Your Memory
The evidence is starting to mount up that says there are both physical and memory benefits to taking…
Memory Like An Elephant — Is it an Urban Myth?
A person who has a great memory is often referred to as having the “memory of an elephant.”…