Posts Tagged ‘cognitive-skills’
How to remember what you read: Eight tips to improve reading speed and cognitive ability
__ You read a lot. Now, do you remember much of what of you read? Whether it is books, blog, magazines, or professional manuals, we still need to read. Now and in years ahead. And, much of it is nonfiction material, where it’s crucial to first understand and then remember what you are reading.
Read MoreDebate: What are the ethics of discouraging much-needed innovation given potential privacy concerns?
Story description (CNN Money): Ned Sahin is founder and CEO of neurotechnology start-up Brain Power, whose tool “Empower Me” uses smart glasses like Google Glass to coach those with autism. It helps schoolchildren learn social and cognitive skills and can even guide adults through an interview process. Brain Power’s product is sold to many schools…
Read MoreResearch trend: Combining brain stimulation with cognitive training to enhance attention and memory
In 47 CE, Scribonius Largus, court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius, described in his Compositiones a method for treating chronic migraines: place torpedo fish on the scalps of patients to ease their pain with electric shocks. Largus was on the right path; our brains are comprised of electrical signals that influence how brain cells…
Read MoreJohns Hopkins study shows how brain training, if correctly targeted, can enhance cognitive and brain performance
_________________________________________________________________ This training exercise boosts brain power, Johns Hopkins researchers say (Johns Hopkins release) “One of the two brain-training methods most scientists use in research is significantly better in improving memory and attention, Johns Hopkins University researchers found. It also results in more significant changes in brain activity.
Read MoreStudy identifies brain circuits enabling four-year-olds to “put themselves in other people’s shoes”
—– A remarkable milestone occurs in children around their fourth birthdays: They learn that other people can have different thoughts than they do. A recent study is the first to examine the specific brain changes associated with this developmental breakthrough.
Read MoreEight research teams working with DARPA to discover best ways to activate neuroplasticity and accelerate learning
DARPA Funds Brain-Stimulation Research to Speed Learning (DoD news): “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with seven U.S. universities and elements of the Air Force and Army on research that seeks to stimulate the brain in a non-invasive way to speed up learning. DARPA announced the Targeted Neuroplasticity Training, or TNT, program
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