Best books on cognitive ability and skills according to ChatSpot and ChatGPT

As a fol­low-up to the arti­cle Best books on brain health and cog­ni­tive fit­ness accord­ing to ChatSpot and Chat­G­PT we decid­ed to find out what these pop­u­lar AI chat­bots say about books to under­stand and improve cog­ni­tive abil­i­ty and skills. Here you are: (Links open cor­re­spond­ing Ama­zon book pages) Best books on cog­ni­tive abil­i­ty and skills, per…

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Study finds that playing videogames may be more cognitively beneficial for children than other forms of screentime (social media, watching videos/ TV)

Many par­ents feel guilty when their chil­dren play video games for hours on end. Some even wor­ry it could make their chil­dren less clever. And, indeed, that’s a top­ic sci­en­tists have clashed over for years. In our new study, we inves­ti­gat­ed how video games affect the minds of chil­dren, inter­view­ing and test­ing more than 5,000 children…

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Helping young brains fight off anxiety by training and raising cognitive control

Anx­i­ety is one of the most com­mon child­hood men­tal dis­or­ders. About 7% of chil­dren suf­fer from it at any giv­en time, with near­ly 1 in 3 ado­les­cents expe­ri­enc­ing it some­time dur­ing their teen years. For an anx­ious child, seem­ing­ly nor­mal activ­i­ties can be hard. Wor­ried kids have trou­ble adjust­ing to school, mak­ing friends, and learn­ing. They…

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On Awe, Wonder, Biofeedback, CBSM, Virtual Reality, Privacy, Being Wrong, and more

Wel­come to a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter, this time fea­tur­ing eleven time­ly resources and research find­ings for life­long brain health and men­tal well-being. #1. “Awe is the feel­ing we expe­ri­ence when encoun­ter­ing vast things that we don’t under­stand. Around the world and in cul­tur­al­ly vary­ing ways, stud­ies show, we expe­ri­ence awe in response to…

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Here’s a toast to a Healthy, Happy & Meaningful New Year!

And, if you’re look­ing for New Year Res­o­lu­tions, here you can find some inspi­ra­tion and ideas…  1. To har­ness neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, start with enthu­si­asm 2. How learn­ing changes your brain 3. What you should know about neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty and dance 4. Three ways to pro­tect your men­tal health dur­ing –and after– COVID-19 5. Can you grow your hip­pocam­pus? Yes. Here’s…

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Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale wins annual $1M Global Teacher Prize; shares half with 9 finalists

Top teacher wins $1m and gives half away (BBC News): Mr Disale, who teach­es in the Zil­la Parishad Pri­ma­ry School, in the drought-prone vil­lage of Parite­wa­di, in the west­ern Indi­an state of Maha­rash­tra, was named the world’s most excep­tion­al teacher, ahead of 12,000 oth­er nom­i­na­tions … He also pro­vides online sci­ence lessons for pupils in 83…

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