Posts Tagged ‘attention-deficit-disorder’
Trend: Celebrating neurodiversity in the workforce to harness all brains for good
___ Fighting Cybercrime with Neuro-Diversity (Project Syndicate): “Cybersecurity is one of the defining challenges of the digital age. Everyone, from households to businesses to governments, has a stake in protecting our era’s most valuable commodity: data. The question is how that can be achieved… The key to success is diversity of talents and perspectives. This…
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. Play This Video Game and Call Me in the Morning (KQED): “The brain network that controls multitasking connects with networks that control memory and attention span. So by playing the game, some scientists believe you can improve cognitive skills, and by extension, relieve a range of symptoms associated with
Read MoreWhy do steroid-taking athletes pay attention to their physical exercise regimens?
To Boost Brain Health and Performance, Harness Neuroplasticity The Right Way (Creativity Post): “…However, despite large investments, evidence that “smart” drugs or brain supplements actually work is scarce at the present. The
Read MoreTo boost brainpower, ignore “smart drugs” and focus on experiences that harness neuroplasticity the right way
Traditional scientific ideas cast the human brain as a fixed and essentially limited system that only degrades with age. This view saw the brain as a rigid machine in many ways, pretty much set after childhood. By contrast, we have now come to appreciate that the human brain is actually a highly dynamic and constantly…
Read MoreThe New York Times starts to pay attention: Exercising The Mind to Treat Attention Deficits
Exercising The Mind to Treat Attention Deficits (The New York Times): “Poor planning, wandering attention and trouble inhibiting impulses all signify lapses in cognitive control. Now a growing stream of research suggests that strengthening this mental muscle, usually with exercises in
Read MoreBrain Health News: Top Articles and Resources in March
There’s such a flood of very significant research studies, educational resources and articles related to brain health, it’s hard to keep track — even for us! Let me introduce and quote some of the top Brain Health Studies, Articles and Resources published in March: 1) Cognitive Decline Begins In Late 20s, Study Suggests (Science Daily) — “These patterns…
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