Posts Tagged ‘concept-map’
Training the Aging Workforce
Alice Snell kindly brings to our attention her nice post, Baby Boomers: The Beat Goes On, commenting on several reports and articles on the aging workforce challenge. This is a very important topic, and directly related to what we are doing. Let me provide an overview with these 10 points. First, some context: 1) The Conference…
Read MoreSunday Afternoon Quiz
(These are not trick questions) Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons.… Can you name at least half of them?Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter “S.“Click here for the answers.
Read MoreBaby Boomers, Memory and Wisdom
The NYT Magazine today is devoted to the topic of Can Science Tell us Who Grows Wiser. It may have been even better had the question been, “What Science Tells us About How we Can Grow Wiser”, but it is a pretty good issue anyway. A very good article on The Older–and–Wiser Hypothesis. Quotes: One of…
Read MoreTheater for brain fitness
Cognitive Daily brings an intriguing article titled Is theater the ultimate brain fitness product?, based on research published in 2004 by Helga and Tony Noice. Very interesting results on memory and problem-solving. Will investigate whether that experiment has been replicated since then and we can recommend such a fun (and demanding) brain fitness activity! If you…
Read MoreAlzheimer’s: Brain Structure Changes Years Before Memory Loss Begins
Alzheimer’s And Dementia: Brain Structure Changes Years Before Memory Loss Begins Science Daily — “People who develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease experience brain structure changes years before any signs of memory loss begin,…” The good news is that this can lead to better and earlier assessments: “Researchers say these findings may help identify people at risk…
Read MoreBooks on neuroplasticity and memory training
Neuroplasticity: the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new connections throughout life. (see more concepts in our Glossary). We coudn’t be happier about the growing number of books popularizing the key lessons about brain training that Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg has been researching and writing about for years, and that motivated us to embark ourselves…
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