Study examines real-world impact of ADHD medication shortages

Jan­u­ary 9, 2025  |

Many par­ents and/or adults with ADHD report chal­lenges obtain­ing pre­scribed ADHD med­ica­tion. A 2022 report from the FDA sug­gest­ed that rough­ly 10% of Amer­i­cans pre­scribed com­mon ADHD med­ica­tions are impact­ed; a sur­vey by ADDi­tude mag­a­zine sug­gest­ed this fig­ure may be sub­stan­tial­ly high­er. What impact do chal­lenges obtain­ing pre­scribed med­ica­tion have on adults with ADHD and/or…

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Study: How does adult neurogenesis contribute to cognitive function as we age?

Jan­u­ary 3, 2025  |

Your brain can still make new neu­rons when you’re an adult. But how does the rare birth of these new neu­rons con­tribute to cog­ni­tive func­tion? Neu­rons are the cells that gov­ern brain func­tion, and you are born with most of the neu­rons you will ever have dur­ing your life­time. While the brain under­goes most of…

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Study: Moderate-to-vigorous exercise can boost memory for 24–48 hours following workout

Decem­ber 20, 2024  |

What’s good for your heart is good for your brain. Just as phys­i­cal activ­i­ty helps keep our bod­ies fit and strong as we age, it also helps main­tain our cog­ni­tive func­tion – and is even linked with low­er demen­tia risk. Yet beyond the longer term cog­ni­tive ben­e­fits of phys­i­cal activ­i­ty, exer­cise also seems to give a…

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Final 10 days to nominate teachers for the $1M Global Teacher Prize 2024

Decem­ber 6, 2024  |

Dear edu­ca­tors, par­ents, and stu­dents world­wide, There are now ten days to go until appli­ca­tions and nom­i­na­tions close for the Glob­al Teacher Prize, and we want­ed to ask you to help us spread the word. The Glob­al Teacher Prize, in part­ner­ship with GEMS edu­ca­tion, serves to under­line the impor­tance of edu­ca­tors and the fact that,…

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New book on The Art of the Interesting and how to cultivate psychological richness

Novem­ber 29, 2024  |

What makes for a good life? Is it plea­sure or enjoy­ing the pas­sage of time, as James Tay­lor once sang? Or is it more about liv­ing life with pur­pose and con­tribut­ing to oth­er people’s well-being? While we at Greater Good have found both hap­pi­ness and mean­ing prob­a­bly play their roles in the good life, recent…

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Announcement: Rebalance to Thrive in 2025 flash executive retreats to be held in Madrid (Jan 17) and London (Feb 11)

Novem­ber 22, 2024  |

We’re hap­py to announce the dates for two excit­ing events to help bring lat­est research and best prac­tices to the real world of lead­er­ship and tal­ent. “Our team emerged recharged, aligned, and equipped with prac­ti­cal tools to find per­son­al and pro­fes­sion­al bal­ance amid our industry’s high demands.” – Alexan­dra Paton, Head of Con­ti­nen­tal Europe, Lib­er­ty Specialty…

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Study: Effortful lifelong learning–full of novelty and challenge– is key to maintain & improve cognitive function

Novem­ber 15, 2024  |

Some 2.3 mil­lion of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – have a diag­no­sis of demen­tia. But even with­out a diag­no­sis, a cer­tain amount of cog­ni­tive decline is nor­mal as age sets in. And whether it’s due to fear of cog­ni­tive decline or notic­ing laps­es in cog­ni­tion when we are stressed, many of us…

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Study: Brain imaging, combined with computer modeling, can help predict your emotional responses

Octo­ber 29, 2024  |

In a new study, researchers were able to pre­dict a person’s response to emo­tion­al­ly charged scenes using brain imag­ing and com­put­er mod­el­ing alone—gauging not only whether the person’s reac­tion was pos­i­tive, neg­a­tive, or neu­tral, but also how strong the reac­tion was. The study helps neu­ro­sci­en­tists under­stand how the brain rep­re­sents com­plex emo­tion­al nat­ur­al stim­uli, accord­ing to…

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Announcing the Next Chapter Accelerator: 6‑month virtual program for purpose-driven leaders

Octo­ber 18, 2024  |

Proud to announce a col­lab­o­ra­tion between The WILD Net­work and Sharp­Brains Advi­sors to sup­port pur­­­pose-dri­ven senior lead­ers who are ready to chart their path for­ward and flour­ish in all aspects of work and life. Descrip­tion: 6‑month online pro­gram to expand your lead­er­ship and impact across a port­fo­lio of options. EXPLORE: Month­ly Vir­tu­al Mas­ter­Class­es in small groups to deep dive…

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Should mindfulness meditation come with a warning label?

Octo­ber 10, 2024  | Com­ments Off on Should mind­ful­ness med­i­ta­tion come with a warn­ing label?

Since mind­ful­ness it’s some­thing you can prac­tice at home for free, it often sounds like the per­fect ton­ic for stress and men­tal health issues. Mind­ful­ness is a type of Bud­d­hist-based med­i­ta­tion in which you focus on being aware of what you’re sens­ing, think­ing and feel­ing in the present moment. The first record­ed evi­dence for this,…

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