Posts Tagged ‘brain-functioning’
Brain Fitness Survey: We Need More Brain Awareness Weeks!
If you subscribe to our monthly newsletter, you may remember we ran a survey in January. Well, the response rate and the quality of the responses were nothing short of spectacular, in many dimensions. The responses from over 2,000 participants (out of 21,000 subscribers) reinforce the need for public awareness initiatives and quality information to…
Read MoreMindfulness Meditation for Adults & Teens with ADHD
Mindfulness meditation training may be a beneficial complementary treatment approach for adolescents and adults with ADHD.
Read MoreSocial Connections for Cognitive Fitness
We human beings are social animals. It seems intuitive (even for introverts!) that social contact has benefits. Obviously we need other people to fulfill basic needs such making sure that our genes outlive. Maybe less obviously we seem to need other people to maintain adequate levels of mental well being and motivation. Even less obviously,…
Read MoreSelf-Regulation and Barkley’s Theory of ADHD
Barkley’s theory has been widely recognized as a significant advance in our thinking about ADHD that helps to organize a vast body of literature and clinical observations about the disorder.
Read MoreImproving Driving Skills and Brain Functioning- Interview with ACTIVE’s Jerri Edwards
Today we are fortunate to interview Dr. Jerri Edwards, an Associate Professor at University of South Florida’s School of Aging Studies and Co-Investigator of the influencial ACTIVE study. Dr. Edwards was trained by Dr. Karlene K. Ball, and her research is aimed toward discovering how cognitive abilities can be maintained and even enhanced with advancing age.…
Read MoreHow Strong is the Research Support for Neurofeedback in Attention Deficits?
Neurofeedback enables people to make better informed decision. It helps brain development in children and kids.
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