A brain training exercise that really does work
(Medical Xpress) -- Forget about working crossword puzzles and listening to Mozart. If you want to improve your ability to reason and solve new problems, just take a few minutes every day to do a...
View ArticleBrain training exercises more effective at improving cognitive function than...
A new study shows that doing brain training exercises is more effective at improving cognitive function than performing knowledge games, like crossword puzzles. This is the preliminary analysis of the...
View ArticleBilingualism fine-tunes hearing, enhances attention
A Northwestern University study that will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals' rich experience with...
View ArticleBoosting new memories with wakeful resting
Too often our memory starts acting like a particularly porous sieve: all the important fragments that should be caught and preserved somehow just disappear. So armed with pencils and bolstered by...
View ArticleHow 'science of consciousness' explains our desire for knowledge
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Sussex neuroscientist has come up with a radical new approach in the pursuit of our understanding of consciousness.
View ArticleStudy shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people
There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game.
View ArticlePlacebo effect largely ignored in psychological intervention studies
Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products – the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according to a new report, most...
View ArticleTravel is the best medicine, study finds
Traveling keeps you young. Or at least healthier.
View ArticleShould parents raise kids bilingually?
As one in four Australians is now born outside of Australia, many children are growing up with other languages spoken at home. Should parents speak to their child in their first language, or attempt to...
View ArticleFor older adults, poor vision can lead to physical decline and cognitive...
Nearly 65 percent of adults aged 50 and over have vision problems. Although we know that poor vision can lessen an older adult's ability to function, until now not much has been known about how poor...
View ArticleAre you eating for the wrong reasons?
(HealthDay)—You don't have to have an eating disorder, like binge eating, to have an overeating habit.
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