Posts Tagged ‘adult-learning’
5 Tips on Lifelong Learning and Neuroplasticity for the Adult Brain
. Learning & the Brain is a conference that gets marked on my calendar annually because I always return home having either been exposed to new information, or with a new perspective on an old topic. Last month’s conference in Cambridge, MA, themed Using Emotions Research to Enhance Learning & Achievement, was no exception. As…
Read MoreDarwin’s adult neuroplasticity
Charles Darwin (1809–1882)‘s autobiography (full text free online) includes some very insightful refections on the evolution of his own mind during his middle-age, showcasing the power of the brain to rewire itself through experience (neuroplasticity) during our whole lifetimes-not just when we are youngest. He wrote these paragraphs at the age of 72 (I have bolded some key…
Read MoreFeed Your Brain with Fun Neuroscience
To all new readers-Welcome!. The Digg Tsunami has brought over 40,000 visitors so far…and it continues. We need to thank Andrey for his excellent technical work in helping us ride such a beautiful wave. Let me give you an overview of what you can find in our blog, bridging neuroscience research and brain health/ “brain exercise”…
Read MoreWorking Memory Training from a pediatrician perspective, focused on attention deficits
Today we interview Dr. Arthur Lavin, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western School of Medicine, pediatrician in private practice, and one of the first providers of Cogmed Working Memory Training in the US (the program whose research we discussed with Dr. Torkel Klingberg and Dr. Bradley Gibson). Dr. Lavin has a long standing…
Read MoreBrain Training: the Art and the emerging Science
Tom alerts us (thanks!) of a fun book review in the New York Times today, by Abigail Zuger, titled The Brain: Malleable, Capable, Vulnerable, on the book The Brain That Changes Itself (Viking, $24.95) by psychiatrist Norman Doidge. Some quotes: “In bookstores, the science aisle generally lies well away from the self-help section, with hard…
Read MoreCogmed Working Memory Training
Notre Dame Professor Bradley Gibson, whom we interviewed a few months ago (see below) presented the results from his study recently at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD): University of Notre Dame Professor and Research Team are First in U.S. to Validate Breakthrough Study on the Effectiveness of Working Memory Training in Improving…
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