Posts Tagged ‘amygdala’
10–12 hours of meditation training can improve daily-life emotional regulation
Meditation Appears to Produce Enduring Changes in Emotional Processing in the Brain (Science Daily): “A new study has found that participating in an 8‑week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating…While neuroimaging studies have found that meditation training appeared to decrease activation of the…
Read MoreOn Music, Dopamine, and Making Sense of Sound
Daniel Levitin, in This Is Your Brain On Music, suggests the following sound experiment. Situate yourself someplace where you can close your eyes and focus on the sounds around you. When you open your eyes, write down each sound you heard and the object that made that sound. If you are in a relatively quiet…
Read MoreTranscript: Paul Nussbaum on Meditation, Neuropsychology and Thanksgiving
Below you can find the full transcript of our engaging Q&A session yesterday on holistic brain health with clinical neuropsychologist Dr. Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain. You can learn more about the full Brain Fitness Q&A Series Here. Perhaps one of the best exchanges was:
Read MoreMore Friends, Bigger Brain
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to bring you this article by Sian Beilock, thanks to our collaboration with the Greater Good Magazine. (Pic by Leigh Wells) Ever wonder why some people have more friends than others? Why some run in large and complex social circles while others have a small group of acquaintances? There are…
Read More10 Brain Tips To Teach and Learn — Ideas for New Year Resolutions
Here are top 10 brain tips for everyone to learn and apply. These tips helps you to a healthy brain tips.
Read MoreBrain Quiz: Do You Have a Brain?
Have you already read The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness? Let’s see… 1. Pick the only part of your body that does not contain fat: a. Arm b. Thigh c. Brain d. None Answer: d) Fats are also present in the brain: in neurons’ membranes to keep them flexible. These fats are the omega 3 and omega 6 fatty…
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