Fine Tune Your Brain by Practicing the Piano
Scientists have known for a long time that playing a musical instrument strengthens memory and other areas of…
Spice Up Your Memory
Giving your memory a kick up isn’t as hard as you may think. A few simple changes in…
Gene To Increase Brainpower Found
An amazing discovery, conducted by researchers at MIT and published in the journal Nature indicates a gene has…
2011 World Memory Championships Is Underway
The 2011 World Memory Championships is now underway….At least I believe it is. I am confused about the…
The Amnesiac Brain
Amnesiacs are people who have sustained some kind of brain injury, traumatic experience or illness that has…
Test-Taking Memory Techniques
Being prepared is essential when getting ready for a test. You can’t cram into one night what you…
A Savant — Brain-damaged Genius
The workings of the brain can make us in awe as well as mystified. This is the case…
White Noise Enhances Memory In Those with Attention Problems
When someone says “white noise” to me I immediately picture a television screen full of “snow” — like…
Depression Causes Inability to Concentrate
The hippocampus of the brain is responsible for short-term memory. When a person is depressed the hormone cortisol…
Power Read — Learn Speed Reading
We learned to read left to right, sounding out words aloud as we went aloud. It worked then…
Brain Yoga
So you want to do some ‘brain yoga’. Here are a few brain exercises that you might find…
Activities That Help Your Memory
You may be feeling that your memory is not what it used to be, or you could use…